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1. A German princess once adorned this isle

First Line:
A German princess once adorned this isle
Last Line:
May this hereafter share the other's fate
DMI number:
7963

2. A junto of knaves met at Paris together

First Line:
A junto of knaves met at Paris together
Last Line:
In vain they cry help us oh Lewis and Rome | And all the day long | Now this is their song | Dear Jemmy an halter an halter's our doom
DMI number:
11944

3. A king lives not a braver life

First Line:
A king lives not a braver life
Last Line:
Such officers as these I trow
DMI number:
43986

4. A king once reigned beyond the seas

First Line:
A king once reigned beyond the seas
Last Line:
That he lived and reigned in peace
DMI number:
11405

5. A night piece most affects the eye

First Line:
A night piece most affects the eye
Last Line:
Of these the only first and last
DMI number:
36791

6. A noble Christian warrior

First Line:
A noble Christian warrior
Last Line:
Thus for her true love's sake | And all for our saviour Jesus Christ
Author:
Richard Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
12050

7. A noble Roman was the root

First Line:
A noble Roman was the root
Last Line:
And counter flowered maintain
DMI number:
36971

8. A pair was wedded once in haste

First Line:
A pair was wedded once in haste
Last Line:
And garlic fertilized her womb
DMI number:
17911

9. A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky

First Line:
A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky
Last Line:
Will choke our foes though bullets hit them not
Author:
Thomas Kyd (Speculation) & William Shakespeare (Speculation)
DMI number:
27107

10. A tale of grief I must unfold

First Line:
A tale of grief I must unfold
Last Line:
Of this great duke of Buckingham
DMI number:
37020

11. A tale of the grief I must unfold

First Line:
A tale of the grief I must unfold
Last Line:
Of this great Duke of Buckingham
Author:
Richard Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
12053

12. A man there lived at L- hall

First Line:
A man there lived at L- hall
Last Line:
The nation be at ease
DMI number:
31371

13. A Persian monarch one of those

First Line:
A Persian monarch one of those
Last Line:
We row with pleasure and with pride obey
Author:
Charles Denis (Absolute)
DMI number:
28332

14. A presbyter is such a monstrous thing

First Line:
A presbyter is such a monstrous thing
Last Line:
Each seems a saint yet either proves a knave
DMI number:
44321

15. A Protestant muse yet a lover of kings

First Line:
A Protestant muse yet a lover of kings
Last Line:
The Dutch had never ventured to fish in our seas | Then curse of popery pox o' popery plague o' popery | Oh senseless popery oh
DMI number:
42334

16. A protestant muse yet a lover of kings

First Line:
A protestant muse yet a lover of kings
Last Line:
The Dutch had not ventured to fish in our seas | Then curse o' popery pox o' popery | Oh senseless popery oh
DMI number:
4938

17. A trusty troop attends our sovereign Lord

First Line:
A trusty troop attends our sovereign Lord
Last Line:
Like lions they will fight whose food is the same
DMI number:
28792

18. A venerable sage one day

First Line:
A venerable sage one day
Last Line:
They'll own he was the first of men
DMI number:
25019

19. A whipman is the greatest prince in nature

First Line:
A whipman is the greatest prince in nature
Last Line:
And drive you all unto an happy end
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
27881

20. A whipman is the greatest prince of nature

First Line:
A whipman is the greatest prince of nature
Last Line:
And drive you all unto an happy end
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
34842

21. All hail great prince whom every miracle

First Line:
All hail great prince whom every miracle
Last Line:
And for your glorious magnitude the scanted globe want room
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
43181

22. All health and honour plenty peace

First Line:
All health and honour plenty peace
Last Line:
On the first gem in Britain's crown
DMI number:
33998

23. Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred

First Line:
Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred
Last Line:
Does vote abhorrers all to be abhorred
DMI number:
43028

24. About the time that I shall be

First Line:
About the time that I shall be
Last Line:
The fox shall ride the goose the goose the ass
DMI number:
4496

25. Abuse of power abaseth princes all

First Line:
Abuse of power abaseth princes all
Last Line:
And as a god no justice should omit
DMI number:
15872

26. Accept fond mother for that grateful name

First Line:
Accept fond mother for that grateful name
Last Line:
Though late a happy and a peaceful reign
DMI number:
28647

27. Alack for woe

First Line:
Alack for woe
Last Line:
But all things change and all things turn
DMI number:
22277

28. Alas how much in vain my poor eyes gaze

First Line:
Alas how much in vain my poor eyes gaze
Last Line:
Come on my lords here will I host tonight
Author:
Thomas Kyd (Speculation) & William Shakespeare (Speculation)
DMI number:
27085

29. After great Nassau taught this nation war

First Line:
After great Nassau taught this nation war
Last Line:
To Britain that we choose him for our own
DMI number:
10632

30. After our royal king

First Line:
After our royal king
Last Line:
As you shall plainly read
DMI number:
36972

31. Again loved prince the muse devotes her lyre

First Line:
Again loved prince the muse devotes her lyre
Last Line:
Renewed reflected in a son like thee
DMI number:
28826

32. Again the royal streamers play

First Line:
Again the royal streamers play
Last Line:
While thought behind portrays the ideal scene
Author:
William Falconer (Absolute)
DMI number:
31239

33. A youth the meanest of the tuneful train

First Line:
A youth the meanest of the tuneful train
Last Line:
When beauty's charming queen the queen of love he gained
DMI number:
28417

34. All human things experience change of fate

First Line:
All human things experience change of fate
Last Line:
The friend the father of the future age
DMI number:
28814

35. All loyal men come zee my vine rary show

First Line:
All loyal men come zee my vine rary show
Last Line:
So the devices of rebels will all prove in vain
DMI number:
12144

36. And you auspicious prince our other Care

First Line:
And you auspicious prince our other Care
Last Line:
Learn here to aid your councils and your arms
DMI number:
4586

37. Annals and statues have the hero graced

First Line:
Annals and statues have the hero graced
Last Line:
And England against England never fight
DMI number:
4590

38. Antaeus was a mighty lord

First Line:
Antaeus was a mighty lord
Last Line:
Turned a poor venal abject slave
DMI number:
24194

39. Apollo touch your lyre and golden strings

First Line:
Apollo touch your lyre and golden strings
Last Line:
To make our hero like the gods divine
DMI number:
11942

40. An unaffected freedom graced his soul

First Line:
An unaffected freedom graced his soul
Last Line:
Was brave without reward without vainglory wise
DMI number:
9606

41. Among the race of England's modern peers

First Line:
Among the race of England's modern peers
Last Line:
With such a subject and a brother blessed
DMI number:
4766

42. An ancient story ile tell you anon

First Line:
An ancient story ile tell you anon
Last Line:
Thou hast brought him a pardon from good king John
DMI number:
37422

43. All who have eyes awake and weep

First Line:
All who have eyes awake and weep
Last Line:
James the peaceful and the just
DMI number:
29382

44. And here must the hero that redeemed our land

First Line:
And here must the hero that redeemed our land
Last Line:
To save the stubborn nation that he loves
Author:
Isaac Watts (Speculation)
DMI number:
4600

45. All you that have stock and are mad for a peace

First Line:
All you that have stock and are mad for a peace
Last Line:
How low the French creep to the new min----y
DMI number:
13280

46. Along the sacred way which wide expands

First Line:
Along the sacred way which wide expands
Last Line:
The precious minutes of this day prolong
DMI number:
28752

47. Already by distinguished virtues known

First Line:
Already by distinguished virtues known
Last Line:
Conspire to bless a second Brunswick's arms
DMI number:
17695

48. And since men wandering in a wood by night

First Line:
And since men wandering in a wood by night
Last Line:
Whose innocency no way questioned is
Author:
P. C. (Speculation)
DMI number:
4429

49. And thou great William who of late was seen

First Line:
And thou great William who of late was seen
Last Line:
Those whom you honoured young and mature defend
DMI number:
28862

50. As masons once on Shinar's plain

First Line:
As masons once on Shinar's plain
Last Line:
And so God save the king
DMI number:
28881

51. As the devil over Lincoln was looking one day

First Line:
As the devil over Lincoln was looking one day
Last Line:
He'd be glad to come off half so well at Cambray
DMI number:
24709

52. As the late character of god-like men

First Line:
As the late character of god-like men
Last Line:
Here lies the only Prince who left all evil ways
DMI number:
6446

53. As the other night in bed I thinking lay

First Line:
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
Last Line:
Tis ten to one but I shall dream again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation)
DMI number:
42336

54. As over the surges of the boundless sea

First Line:
As over the surges of the boundless sea
Last Line:
And every shore repeats the long departing sound
DMI number:
28859

55. As Perkin one morning lay musing in bed

First Line:
As Perkin one morning lay musing in bed
Last Line:
Will bring me to Tyburn instead of a throne
DMI number:
12140

56. As poets in the days of yore

First Line:
As poets in the days of yore
Last Line:
No greater blessings than their present lord
DMI number:
10235

57. As distant thunder in a rolling cloud

First Line:
As distant thunder in a rolling cloud
Last Line:
Ireland will never again know cause of public grief or fear
DMI number:
43182

58. As fair Lucretia pensive walked alone

First Line:
As fair Lucretia pensive walked alone
Last Line:
And pay eternal honours to her name
DMI number:
21062

59. Arise great monarch see the joyful day

First Line:
Arise great monarch see the joyful day
Last Line:
But pomps and triumphs deck the noble calendar
Author:
Jacob Allestry (Absolute)
DMI number:
3927

60. As citizens that to their conquerors yield

First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his bigotted brother
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
6419

61. As citizens that to their conquerors yield

First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his pockified brother
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
42303

62. Arrived from various climes spectators gaze

First Line:
Arrived from various climes spectators gaze
Last Line:
How potent such a friend how dreadful such a foe
DMI number:
28816

63. Art come sweet prince wilt once more deign to cheer

First Line:
Art come sweet prince wilt once more deign to cheer
Last Line:
And all but regicides thy praise resound
DMI number:
43166

64. As a west country mayor with formal address

First Line:
As a west country mayor with formal address
Last Line:
That the don had taken the wrong sow by the ear
DMI number:
33387

65. As soon as mild Augustus could assuage

First Line:
As soon as mild Augustus could assuage
Last Line:
They stoop for ease and pitch upon the ground
Author:
John Potenger (Absolute)
DMI number:
4040

66. As soon as on the banks of Rhine

First Line:
As soon as on the banks of Rhine
Last Line:
Are better far than one
DMI number:
18064

67. As I from hunting came one night

First Line:
As I from hunting came one night
Last Line:
The axe did seem to groan
DMI number:
11948

68. As I to Ireland did pass

First Line:
As I to Ireland did pass
Last Line:
Did never see Lord Seymour more
DMI number:
11415

69. As I walking was the other day

First Line:
As I walking was the other day
Last Line:
And when I more do hear I more will tell ye
DMI number:
4881

70. As I was walking reading in a book

First Line:
As I was walking reading in a book
Last Line:
For poets dare at all adventures speak
DMI number:
43037

71. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way for mending the breed
DMI number:
42381

72. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way of mending the creed
DMI number:
4922

73. As in a dream our thinking monarch lay

First Line:
As in a dream our thinking monarch lay
Last Line:
Frighted to see himself so much outdone
DMI number:
4561

74. At Anna's call the British troops advance

First Line:
At Anna's call the British troops advance
Last Line:
He dares not meet the fatal thunder there
DMI number:
6035

75. At Christ-Church Marriage played before the king

First Line:
At Christ-Church Marriage played before the king
Last Line:
He offered twice or thrice to go away
DMI number:
17424

76. At length Britannia rescued from thy fears

First Line:
At length Britannia rescued from thy fears
Last Line:
No sorrows shall be felt but from the stage
DMI number:
9311

77. At length my soul thy fruitless hopes give over

First Line:
At length my soul thy fruitless hopes give over
Last Line:
Forgot of every friend and every slave
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
8280

78. At length the rude alarms of war are over

First Line:
At length the rude alarms of war are over
Last Line:
Compleat the just designs of William's sword
DMI number:
20483

79. At Stocks-Market and Charing

First Line:
At Stocks-Market and Charing
Last Line:
But lo here is a man on a steeple
DMI number:
25674

80. Avaunt thou careless slave sure you forget

First Line:
Avaunt thou careless slave sure you forget
Last Line:
Take heed to every step of every tread beware
DMI number:
5335

81. Awake awake whose harmonious souls

First Line:
Awake awake whose harmonious souls
Last Line:
Thee our bright saint above her our great queen below
DMI number:
5082

82. Awake my muse and most harmoniously

First Line:
Awake my muse and most harmoniously
Last Line:
And by her hand is Britain's scepter swayed
DMI number:
5370

83. Awake my muse awake and speak

First Line:
Awake my muse awake and speak
Last Line:
To make the tories fine
DMI number:
37146

84. Awake my muse awake tis time to rise

First Line:
Awake my muse awake tis time to rise
Last Line:
To join in consort with the heavenly choir
DMI number:
11195

85. Awake with songs the opening day

First Line:
Awake with songs the opening day
Last Line:
With such a laureate to insure renown
DMI number:
3056

86. As when some merchant on the stormy main

First Line:
As when some merchant on the stormy main
Last Line:
Remembring Gloucester and beholding you
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
3864

87. As when the sun neglects the northern sphere

First Line:
As when the sun neglects the northern sphere
Last Line:
Such pleasures as the saint but there can know
DMI number:
11193

88. Attend and I'll you a story that's new

First Line:
Attend and I'll you a story that's new
Last Line:
To traitors and villains confusion of face | Which nobody &c
DMI number:
11957

89. Attend ye brave Britons of every degree

First Line:
Attend ye brave Britons of every degree
Last Line:
And patriots at court are the lowest of slaves | Derry down &c
Author:
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Speculation)
DMI number:
18275

90. Audley the arms of death embrace us round

First Line:
Audley the arms of death embrace us round
Last Line:
To live or die I hold indifferent
Author:
Thomas Kyd (Speculation) & William Shakespeare (Speculation)
DMI number:
27105

91. Auspicious day to which we owe

First Line:
Auspicious day to which we owe
Last Line:
And to more solid strains aspire
DMI number:
6588

92. Auspicious month whatever name thou hearest

First Line:
Auspicious month whatever name thou hearest
Last Line:
Meridian of the year
DMI number:
28823

93. Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes

First Line:
Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes
Last Line:
Thou'rt K of Spain as A--- is Q of France
DMI number:
7286

94. Barbers shavers dressers all

First Line:
Barbers shavers dressers all
Last Line:
Shew thy benignity | Unto its dignity
DMI number:
33458

95. Be cautious madam how you thus provoke

First Line:
Be cautious madam how you thus provoke
Last Line:
The fate may be your own another day
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
8012

96. Beat on proud billows Boreas blow

First Line:
Beat on proud billows Boreas blow
Last Line:
Disgrace to rebels honour to my king
Author:
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Absolute)
DMI number:
5450

97. Beat on proud billows Boreas blow

First Line:
Beat on proud billows Boreas blow
Last Line:
My king alone can captivate my mind
Author:
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Absolute)
DMI number:
32394

98. Beauty and empire by indulgent heaven

First Line:
Beauty and empire by indulgent heaven
Last Line:
At once to govern and to charm mankind
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10526

99. Before the altar George his sceptre takes

First Line:
Before the altar George his sceptre takes
Last Line:
Monarch before his country's guardian now
DMI number:
28838

100. Behold a witty foolish king

First Line:
Behold a witty foolish king
Last Line:
Nor ever did a wise one
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
30588