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1. A frog that left her native mud

First Line:
A frog that left her native mud
Last Line:
And the proud fool deserved no less
DMI number:
44681

2. A nightingale whose warbling tongue

First Line:
A nightingale whose warbling tongue
Last Line:
To lurking holes from human view
DMI number:
8069

3. A nymph with ilka beauty graced

First Line:
A nymph with ilka beauty graced
Last Line:
These underplotters countermine
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15363

4. A pampered hern of lofty mien and state

First Line:
A pampered hern of lofty mien and state
Last Line:
And gorged that noisome thing for all her pride
DMI number:
12610

5. A tight and trim vessel

First Line:
A tight and trim vessel
Last Line:
More blockheads huzza'd
DMI number:
7458

6. A poor Samaritan as story goes

First Line:
A poor Samaritan as story goes
Last Line:
To save him from the gallows or from hell
DMI number:
7674

7. About an bank with balmy bewis

First Line:
About an bank with balmy bewis
Last Line:
Quhois glore eternall rings
Author:
Alexander Montgomerie (Absolute)
DMI number:
10935

8. Alas what thing can hope death's hand to escape

First Line:
Alas what thing can hope death's hand to escape
Last Line:
A plot a mother plot without a name
DMI number:
43015

9. A woman grown lousy for want of due care

First Line:
A woman grown lousy for want of due care
Last Line:
Was as clean as a penny from her head to her foot
DMI number:
7281

10. 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

11. Anes Jove by ae great act of grace

First Line:
Anes Jove by ae great act of grace
Last Line:
And ilka fool himself admired
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15364

12. 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

13. As duteous to the place of prayer

First Line:
As duteous to the place of prayer
Last Line:
And bade once more the world farewell
Author:
John Langhorne (Absolute)
DMI number:
38482

14. As I walked of late by an wood side

First Line:
As I walked of late by an wood side
Last Line:
And then good housekeeping wold revive out of hand
DMI number:
37404

15. Attracted by the sapient monarch's fame

First Line:
Attracted by the sapient monarch's fame
Last Line:
She said and sadly silent dropped the lyre
Author:
John Home (Speculation)
DMI number:
33425

16. Auspicious month whatever name thou hearest

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

17. Behold a fabric rising from the ground

First Line:
Behold a fabric rising from the ground
Last Line:
And death behind her shook his threatening dart
DMI number:
38703

18. Beneath an ancient oak whose boughs diffuse

First Line:
Beneath an ancient oak whose boughs diffuse
Last Line:
Thy duty to thy God thy country and thy king
DMI number:
28861

19. Curio to see the godlike heroes eat

First Line:
Curio to see the godlike heroes eat
Last Line:
How dear is famine at what price I thirst
DMI number:
28929

20. Ere we to play this match prepare

First Line:
Ere we to play this match prepare
Last Line:
But England trumps about and so the game is won
DMI number:
5907

21. Fashion a motley nymph of yore

First Line:
Fashion a motley nymph of yore
Last Line:
But damn me into some repute
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
32332

22. Fair Queen of ocean crowning isles

First Line:
Fair Queen of ocean crowning isles
Last Line:
With early virtues crowned but not an early reign
DMI number:
28673

23. From ancient nest did spring a droll muir-cock

First Line:
From ancient nest did spring a droll muir-cock
Last Line:
Fistula dulce canit volucrem dum decipit auceps
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
27885

24. Forgive great monarch if a subject's tongue

First Line:
Forgive great monarch if a subject's tongue
Last Line:
Insures the promise of a king like thee
DMI number:
28782

25. From heaven again the roll descends the fates

First Line:
From heaven again the roll descends the fates
Last Line:
And gracious Charlotte smiles it into peace
DMI number:
28657

26. Genius of that mountain old

First Line:
Genius of that mountain old
Last Line:
When this your geniune prince was born
DMI number:
28894

27. Hail Euterpe nymph divine

First Line:
Hail Euterpe nymph divine
Last Line:
Over his people's heart to reign
DMI number:
28804

28. Hail midnight shades hail venerable dome

First Line:
Hail midnight shades hail venerable dome
Last Line:
And name and place are here for ever lost
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30903

29. Here lies the flower as you may understand

First Line:
Here lies the flower as you may understand
Last Line:
Unto them such another in the end
DMI number:
42982

30. His Grace was once of men the best

First Line:
His Grace was once of men the best
Last Line:
Reason shall fix him in the sky
DMI number:
32333

31. In the first ranks of these did Zimri stand

First Line:
In the first ranks of these did Zimri stand
Last Line:
That every man with him was God or devil
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30970

32. In Albion's isle ere hoary time grew old

First Line:
In Albion's isle ere hoary time grew old
Last Line:
By all regretted and by all admired
DMI number:
33504

33. Illustrious princess formed alone

First Line:
Illustrious princess formed alone
Last Line:
A George and Charlotte's reign
DMI number:
28817

34. In sable weeds I saw a matron clad

First Line:
In sable weeds I saw a matron clad
Last Line:
We'll sweetly sound it to our God Amen
DMI number:
6461

35. Judges of old amongst the feathered flock

First Line:
Judges of old amongst the feathered flock
Last Line:
Enough to sink the muir and blast the moss
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
28041

36. Mountown thou sweet retreat from Dublin cares

First Line:
Mountown thou sweet retreat from Dublin cares
Last Line:
And veil that grief that cannot be expressed
Author:
William King (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
5724

37. Muir-cock for this high aggravated crime

First Line:
Muir-cock for this high aggravated crime
Last Line:
Till vultures wonder and devour the cock
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
28047

38. Muir-cock you stand accused of being a cheat

First Line:
Muir-cock you stand accused of being a cheat
Last Line:
And sentence thus went out against the cock
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
28046

39. I thence into the land of lying came

First Line:
I thence into the land of lying came
Last Line:
And by worse gains than the banditti thrives
DMI number:
6251

40. I'll tell a story a story most merry

First Line:
I'll tell a story a story most merry
Last Line:
Quoth the king they're all scoundrels and so he stalked off | Derry down &c
DMI number:
13384

41. I'll tell you a story a story most merry

First Line:
I'll tell you a story a story most merry
Last Line:
Quoth the king they are all scoundrels and so he stalked off | Derry down &c
DMI number:
13458

42. If what the tower of London holds

First Line:
If what the tower of London holds
Last Line:
Shine glorious bright out of the tower
DMI number:
13322

43. Magpye and linnet each perched on a tree

First Line:
Magpye and linnet each perched on a tree
Last Line:
The linnet's answer to the prating pye
DMI number:
44687

44. No more let Britain's sons repining praise

First Line:
No more let Britain's sons repining praise
Last Line:
The blissful years when George and Charlotte reigned
DMI number:
28785

45. Of old the very name of Drake

First Line:
Of old the very name of Drake
Last Line:
He'll pluck a crow with him again
DMI number:
5909

46. Old Care with industry and art

First Line:
Old Care with industry and art
Last Line:
Nor wishes to be free from care
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
25304

47. Oh that my passions would subside

First Line:
Oh that my passions would subside
Last Line:
It was the angel Grace
DMI number:
26750

48. Over all when night had silence spread

First Line:
Over all when night had silence spread
Last Line:
That thou shalt scorch and burn with love
Author:
Thomas Wood (Absolute)
DMI number:
42559

49. Over hill over dale over mountains wide extent

First Line:
Over hill over dale over mountains wide extent
Last Line:
No second draught you need sufficient is the first
Author:
Walter Shirley (Confident)
DMI number:
26140

50. Once on a time in sunshine weather

First Line:
Once on a time in sunshine weather
Last Line:
Beloved by all who truth revere
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
16912

51. Oppressed with cares and labours of the day

First Line:
Oppressed with cares and labours of the day
Last Line:
I wishes I long for more but had it not
DMI number:
26397

52. Once in a certain family

First Line:
Once in a certain family
Last Line:
There's some slight amends for the trouble
DMI number:
5991

53. One day the little god of love

First Line:
One day the little god of love
Last Line:
But a feeble net for love
DMI number:
38471

54. Scorched by the midday sun I sought the shade

First Line:
Scorched by the midday sun I sought the shade
Last Line:
For fancy spread her wings and swiftly fled away
DMI number:
35594

55. See the busy insect train

First Line:
See the busy insect train
Last Line:
Some moral lesson to improve your mind
DMI number:
33452

56. She is a lady of such matchless carriage

First Line:
She is a lady of such matchless carriage
Last Line:
I'll waste but few lines more before I show it
DMI number:
41996

57. Shee was brighter of her blee then was the bright sonn

First Line:
Shee was brighter of her blee then was the bright sonn
Last Line:
And the grasse that was gray greened belive
DMI number:
37397

58. So when a tender stripling have I seen

First Line:
So when a tender stripling have I seen
Last Line:
One universal hiss
DMI number:
33216

59. Some night last past as I accursed lay

First Line:
Some night last past as I accursed lay
Last Line:
And in that hope accursed Oates take rest
DMI number:
43171

60. Taught by my friend's good genius how to steer

First Line:
Taught by my friend's good genius how to steer
Last Line:
Till death shall waft us to the lake of rest
DMI number:
24352

61. The gods coost out as story gaes

First Line:
The gods coost out as story gaes
Last Line:
To have ye ane maun be alane
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15374

62. The dangers which the wretched mortal meets

First Line:
The dangers which the wretched mortal meets
Last Line:
Refine my manly sense and modernise my style
DMI number:
32481

63. The feathered warriors and the pygmy state

First Line:
The feathered warriors and the pygmy state
Last Line:
And in the fairy name the pygmy dies
Author:
Thomas Newcomb (Confident) & Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11552

64. The prince of all the fethert kynd

First Line:
The prince of all the fethert kynd
Last Line:
That ocht suld be to merit grantit
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
10955

65. This life's a warfare christian fighting die

First Line:
This life's a warfare christian fighting die
Last Line:
And out of heaven must in hell remain
DMI number:
34261

66. There was a puritan cat

First Line:
There was a puritan cat
Last Line:
Upon the sabbath day
DMI number:
44056

67. This rumour entering angry Titan's ears

First Line:
This rumour entering angry Titan's ears
Last Line:
Heaven's darling Jove and now immediate care
DMI number:
6389

68. Thou for whose view these numbers were designed

First Line:
Thou for whose view these numbers were designed
Last Line:
War with the world begun with that alone shall end
DMI number:
35201

69. Though distant far from Isis' honoured banks

First Line:
Though distant far from Isis' honoured banks
Last Line:
Proud to protect but prouder to obey
DMI number:
28866

70. Three sisters of one heavenly parent born

First Line:
Three sisters of one heavenly parent born
Last Line:
Approved distinguished near the eternal throne
DMI number:
36199

71. Tis said of monkeys that their race can talk

First Line:
Tis said of monkeys that their race can talk
Last Line:
And wake its hottest wrath for blood unjustly shed
DMI number:
33582

72. To chant in rugged verse hoarse muse arise

First Line:
To chant in rugged verse hoarse muse arise
Last Line:
In varied numbers though not sweeter verse
Author:
Dr Henry Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
38234

73. Twas night and lazy sleep my eyes confined

First Line:
Twas night and lazy sleep my eyes confined
Last Line:
I waked and all around stood deepest night
DMI number:
41877

74. Twas night and sleep had closed my wearied eyes

First Line:
Twas night and sleep had closed my wearied eyes
Last Line:
Kindly dissolved into the shades of night
Author:
Henry Cromwell (Absolute)
DMI number:
41869

75. Twas when the sun direct with potent ray

First Line:
Twas when the sun direct with potent ray
Last Line:
And silent sunk beneath the closing stream
DMI number:
32334

76. Vice once with virtue did engage

First Line:
Vice once with virtue did engage
Last Line:
Which thou can never enjoy
Author:
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Speculation)
DMI number:
17953

77. We're all but travellers here on earth

First Line:
We're all but travellers here on earth
Last Line:
And get safe home at last
DMI number:
34263

78. Upon the hill Olympiad

First Line:
Upon the hill Olympiad
Last Line:
And view time's golden's face
DMI number:
32095

79. When from our mighty maker's hand we came

First Line:
When from our mighty maker's hand we came
Last Line:
Thou shalt diffuse eternal happiness
DMI number:
33447

80. When gracious heaven Britannia's sceptered youth

First Line:
When gracious heaven Britannia's sceptered youth
Last Line:
Shall ages yet unborn consign the name
DMI number:
28869

81. When Foote expired afflicted Satire cried

First Line:
When Foote expired afflicted Satire cried
Last Line:
While science fair shall deep inscribe his urn
DMI number:
35637

82. When the bold Carthaginian

First Line:
When the bold Carthaginian
Last Line:
And could not go to sleep for his life
DMI number:
4549

83. Where famed Guidiana's silver water spreads

First Line:
Where famed Guidiana's silver water spreads
Last Line:
Tomorrow to renew their rural song
DMI number:
33421

84. While shouts of Britons through thy echoing dome

First Line:
While shouts of Britons through thy echoing dome
Last Line:
Our legal blessings and the Brunswick line
DMI number:
28790

85. When Tory Oxford ruled the roost

First Line:
When Tory Oxford ruled the roost
Last Line:
We all shall smile and join opinions
DMI number:
18267

86. While by the side of Isis' sedgy stream

First Line:
While by the side of Isis' sedgy stream
Last Line:
Of Albion's isle blessed seat of liberty
DMI number:
28884

87. Wisdom directs when justice dictates right

First Line:
Wisdom directs when justice dictates right
Last Line:
With wisdom justice fortitude and fame
DMI number:
42970