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1. Ah my joy you now are in my power

First Line:
Ah my joy you now are in my power
Last Line:
With all my heart I know you will make much of me
DMI number:
43196

2. Beneath a dark and lonely shade

First Line:
Beneath a dark and lonely shade
Last Line:
And smiling laughs out ha-ha-ha
DMI number:
43398

3. By the charms of his Phillis lead with vigorous power

First Line:
By the charms of his Phillis lead with vigorous power
Last Line:
Since to him it had proved the best bawd in the nation
DMI number:
43311

4. Down dropped her brush the dish clout thrown aside

First Line:
Down dropped her brush the dish clout thrown aside
Last Line:
And clasps the long cold colonel in her arms
DMI number:
40673

5. Farewell ye dames of Surrey's fertile plains

First Line:
Farewell ye dames of Surrey's fertile plains
Last Line:
And ere the morn the lovers took their flight
DMI number:
11134

6. Help me ye midnight hags to sing the praise

First Line:
Help me ye midnight hags to sing the praise
Last Line:
To live by ale should die at last in grains
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5430

7. Hobnelia seated in a dreary vale

First Line:
Hobnelia seated in a dreary vale
Last Line:
Oh dear I fall adown adown adown
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31219

8. How happy Celia is it now we are

First Line:
How happy Celia is it now we are
Last Line:
And I'll more constant prove
DMI number:
43193

9. In Lothian's fertile fields whose every plain

First Line:
In Lothian's fertile fields whose every plain
Last Line:
And bend and sweat beneath a heavy judge
DMI number:
25931

10. I've seen a beau in some ill fated hour

First Line:
I've seen a beau in some ill fated hour
Last Line:
And the sun's beamy ruin gilds the plains
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
28951

11. Just over the eastern hills the blushing morn

First Line:
Just over the eastern hills the blushing morn
Last Line:
To bless thy days with joy and lasting love
DMI number:
21962

12. Let others sing the loves of nymphs and swains

First Line:
Let others sing the loves of nymphs and swains
Last Line:
Whose power unchanged through every age remains
DMI number:
33124

13. Now new vamped silks the mercer's window shows

First Line:
Now new vamped silks the mercer's window shows
Last Line:
And happier cits resort to Sadler's Wells
DMI number:
29203

14. Now Phoebus rose and with his early beams

First Line:
Now Phoebus rose and with his early beams
Last Line:
For eyes the language of the soul explain
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
8405

15. No more ye muses tell of verdant plains

First Line:
No more ye muses tell of verdant plains
Last Line:
He acts the lover honestly and dies
DMI number:
23033

16. Sicilian muse begin a loftier flight

First Line:
Sicilian muse begin a loftier flight
Last Line:
Honest George Churchill may supply his place
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
4011

17. Sublimer strains o rustic muse prepare

First Line:
Sublimer strains o rustic muse prepare
Last Line:
Till ruddy like his face the sun descends
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31221

18. Sylvia never despise my love

First Line:
Sylvia never despise my love
Last Line:
That men of wit but pimp for--- fools
DMI number:
42708

19. The gaily gilded stream of light

First Line:
The gaily gilded stream of light
Last Line:
On George's blissful hours and grace fair Albion's isle
DMI number:
27573

20. The doleful dumps I sing and tearful woes

First Line:
The doleful dumps I sing and tearful woes
Last Line:
At length pride conquered and she dropped her son
DMI number:
24560

21. The wailings of a maiden I recite

First Line:
The wailings of a maiden I recite
Last Line:
And till tomorrow comes defers her fate
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31218

22. Wherever you look with every glance you kill

First Line:
Wherever you look with every glance you kill
Last Line:
Hearts bleeding by the dart and pen be thine
DMI number:
43218

23. Whilst others different paths pursue

First Line:
Whilst others different paths pursue
Last Line:
And kissed the willing saint to death
DMI number:
33721

24. Why Grubbinol dost thou so wistful seem

First Line:
Why Grubbinol dost thou so wistful seem
Last Line:
And Susan Blouzelinda's loss repairs
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31220

25. Ye beauteous nymphs and jovial swains

First Line:
Ye beauteous nymphs and jovial swains
Last Line:
A sunshine to the mind
Author:
Christopher Anstey (Absolute)
DMI number:
36069

26. You rural goddesses

First Line:
You rural goddesses
Last Line:
Out of the milking pail
DMI number:
43324

27. Young Colin Clout a lad of peerless meed

First Line:
Young Colin Clout a lad of peerless meed
Last Line:
Then saw the cow well served and took a groat
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
31217

28. Young Pheon strove the bliss to taste

First Line:
Young Pheon strove the bliss to taste
Last Line:
Without ever saying no
DMI number:
43194