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1. A dean and prebendary had once a new vagary

First Line:
A dean and prebendary had once a new vagary
Last Line:
And being in a fright sir religion took her flight sir | And never was heard of since
Author:
William Pittis (Absolute)
DMI number:
1138

2. A baronet lately a dutchman I trow

First Line:
A baronet lately a dutchman I trow
Last Line:
So he bravely resolved even to take to his heels
DMI number:
28784

3. A certain presbyterian pair

First Line:
A certain presbyterian pair
Last Line:
The parson sung a psalm
DMI number:
11

4. A council grave our king did hold

First Line:
A council grave our king did hold
Last Line:
Of all his enemies
DMI number:
11461

5. 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

6. 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

7. A labouring swain had been at work

First Line:
A labouring swain had been at work
Last Line:
They'll find their cause beshit
DMI number:
4395

8. 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

9. A noble marquis

First Line:
A noble marquis
Last Line:
My most constant wife
Author:
Thomas Deloney (Absolute)
DMI number:
11428

10. A noble Roman was the root

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

11. A nosegay lacking flowers fresh

First Line:
A nosegay lacking flowers fresh
Last Line:
on ground he takes his rest
DMI number:
49212

12. A nymph and a swain

First Line:
A nymph and a swain
Last Line:
But shamefully drew in his head
DMI number:
94

13. A nymph and a swain

First Line:
A nymph and a swain
Last Line:
But shamefully hung down his head
DMI number:
22255

14. A story I'll tell you a story so merry

First Line:
A story I'll tell you a story so merry
Last Line:
And not trust to such as have treasury views | Derry down &c
DMI number:
20467

15. A tailor there was and he lived in a garret

First Line:
A tailor there was and he lived in a garret
Last Line:
For cross legged together they sat till they died
DMI number:
25250

16. A tale I will tell you will great indignation

First Line:
A tale I will tell you will great indignation
Last Line:
And the music struck up long live george the third
DMI number:
32060

17. 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

18. 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

19. A tight and trim vessel

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

20. A mighty great fleet the like was never seen

First Line:
A mighty great fleet the like was never seen
Last Line:
With the loss of some ships but in battle none slain | Which &c
DMI number:
6638

21. A poll and land-tax are now coming forth

First Line:
A poll and land-tax are now coming forth
Last Line:
Like parting with our gold and consciences too | Which nobody can deny
DMI number:
4577

22. 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

23. A puritan of late

First Line:
A puritan of late
Last Line:
For her sake
DMI number:
15538

24. A Robyn | Jolly Robyn | Tell me how thy leman doeth

First Line:
A Robyn | Jolly Robyn | Tell me how thy leman doeth
Last Line:
And let them warme with thee
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
38527

25. A late expedition to Oxford was made

First Line:
A late expedition to Oxford was made
Last Line:
And marched more nimbly without their music | Which nobody can deny
Author:
John Smith (Confident)
DMI number:
4004

26. Ah me vile wretch that ever I was born

First Line:
Ah me vile wretch that ever I was born
Last Line:
To murder him and twas the very same
DMI number:
37059

27. All gentlemen and yeomen good

First Line:
All gentlemen and yeomen good
Last Line:
The like was never known
DMI number:
36986

28. About Zule quhen the wind blew cule

First Line:
About Zule quhen the wind blew cule
Last Line:
Zoung Waters he did dee
DMI number:
37337

29. Alas love why chafe ye

First Line:
Alas love why chafe ye
Last Line:
A lusty limb lifter you are a trim shifter
DMI number:
49216

30. Alas my love ye do me wrong

First Line:
Alas my love ye do me wrong
Last Line:
And who but the Lady Greensleeves
DMI number:
49218

31. Alas poor tadpole how art thou

First Line:
Alas poor tadpole how art thou
Last Line:
And ballads must prevail
DMI number:
3079

32. Alas that ever this day we did see

First Line:
Alas that ever this day we did see
Last Line:
That ever he forced king Edward to die
DMI number:
37013

33. Alexis the pride of the plain

First Line:
Alexis the pride of the plain
Last Line:
And imparts more than time steals away
DMI number:
32602

34. After our royal king

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

35. A wonder stranger ne'r was known

First Line:
A wonder stranger ne'r was known
Last Line:
For force oft breeds their lives decay
DMI number:
11430

36. All in Soho there lived a toast

First Line:
All in Soho there lived a toast
Last Line:
My ghost shall be his wife
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15440

37. All in the Downs the fleet was moored

First Line:
All in the Downs the fleet was moored
Last Line:
Adieu she cries and waves her lily hand
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
12305

38. All in the late great winter snow

First Line:
All in the late great winter snow
Last Line:
A captive for his dinner
DMI number:
3078

39. All people languages and nations

First Line:
All people languages and nations
Last Line:
That made my lord the happiest of peers
Author:
John Hall-Stevenson (Absolute)
DMI number:
33269

40. Apollo concerned to see the transgressions

First Line:
Apollo concerned to see the transgressions
Last Line:
And left them together by the ears for the bays
DMI number:
3671

41. An honest man as I am told

First Line:
An honest man as I am told
Last Line:
So all I hope is well
DMI number:
11534

42. An old woman clothed in grey

First Line:
An old woman clothed in grey
Last Line:
And danced a jig in her crutches
DMI number:
11686

43. 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

44. An ancient tale I mean to write

First Line:
An ancient tale I mean to write
Last Line:
With such a fate rewarded be
DMI number:
16

45. All tender hearts that ake to hear

First Line:
All tender hearts that ake to hear
Last Line:
And is the devil's snare
DMI number:
37630

46. All things are changed in court and town

First Line:
All things are changed in court and town
Last Line:
Oh we shall quite undo him
DMI number:
13237

47. All you that cry o hone o hone

First Line:
All you that cry o hone o hone
Last Line:
Lord Jesus receive my soul this night
DMI number:
12063

48. All you that delight for to spend some time

First Line:
All you that delight for to spend some time
Last Line:
And how Little John went a begging
DMI number:
37001

49. 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

50. All youths of fair England

First Line:
All youths of fair England
Last Line:
About the streets do flaunt
DMI number:
37627

51. Alle that beoth of huerte trewe

First Line:
Alle that beoth of huerte trewe
Last Line:
That ever wes ant ever ys
DMI number:
37303

52. And now to the degree of duke

First Line:
And now to the degree of duke
Last Line:
To birth and merit cease
DMI number:
33330

53. As it fell out on a Pentecost day

First Line:
As it fell out on a Pentecost day
Last Line:
And therewith he shook his good sword Excalabor
DMI number:
37487

54. As it fell out one Whitsunday

First Line:
As it fell out one Whitsunday
Last Line:
Is deadly strife still biding
DMI number:
11410

55. As on a summer's day

First Line:
As on a summer's day
Last Line:
And a shepherd all thy own
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
20615

56. As Chloe on flowers reclined over the stream

First Line:
As Chloe on flowers reclined over the stream
Last Line:
She found he was kind and believed he was true
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27746

57. As at midnight half distracted

First Line:
As at midnight half distracted
Last Line:
Unsupported and undone
DMI number:
32140

58. As at noone Dulcina rested

First Line:
As at noone Dulcina rested
Last Line:
Foregoe me now come to me soone
DMI number:
37617

59. As I sat at my spinning wheel

First Line:
As I sat at my spinning wheel
Last Line:
It far surpassed the spinning wheel
DMI number:
11691

60. 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

61. 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

62. As it fell one holy day hey down

First Line:
As it fell one holy day hey down
Last Line:
For she came of the better kin
DMI number:
5002

63. As it fell out on a highe holye daye

First Line:
As it fell out on a highe holye daye
Last Line:
For shee comes o' the better kin
DMI number:
37588

64. At Hallowmas whan nights grow lang

First Line:
At Hallowmas whan nights grow lang
Last Line:
And eke the council chamir | With shame that day
Author:
Robert Fergusson (Absolute)
DMI number:
35430

65. At length by so much importunity pressed

First Line:
At length by so much importunity pressed
Last Line:
We harden like trees and like rivers grow cold
Author:
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22754

66. As when the soul reluctant flies

First Line:
As when the soul reluctant flies
Last Line:
Once more may find relief
DMI number:
19385

67. At Walterdale near Berwick town

First Line:
At Walterdale near Berwick town
Last Line:
Joy sooner kills than woe
DMI number:
35704

68. Attend to my call

First Line:
Attend to my call
Last Line:
Have sent both the K--- and the army
DMI number:
18281

69. As ye came from the holy land

First Line:
As ye came from the holy land
Last Line:
And knowes nor change nor end
DMI number:
37320

70. As zung auror with chrystal hail

First Line:
As zung auror with chrystal hail
Last Line:
Quaireir I gang or ryde
Author:
William Dunbar (Absolute)
DMI number:
10858

71. Bacchus when merry bestriding his tun

First Line:
Bacchus when merry bestriding his tun
Last Line:
And himself most confoundedly drunk
DMI number:
12071

72. Be it right or wrong

First Line:
Be it right or wrong
Last Line:
And serve but him alone
DMI number:
27082

73. Be merry brethrene ane and all

First Line:
Be merry brethrene ane and all
Last Line:
In country and in toun
Author:
Flemyng (Speculation)
DMI number:
10834

74. Be mirry brethrene ane and all

First Line:
Be mirry brethrene ane and all
Last Line:
In place or in quhat toun
DMI number:
30065

75. Be propitious ye powers that have rhymes at command

First Line:
Be propitious ye powers that have rhymes at command
Last Line:
To govern the realms long as Phoebus shall shine
Author:
James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
17541

76. Behold here's a ditty tis true and no jest

First Line:
Behold here's a ditty tis true and no jest
Last Line:
No mortal can prevent what the fates have decreed
DMI number:
12085

77. Bethink thee William of thy fault

First Line:
Bethink thee William of thy fault
Last Line:
Believe the flattering tale
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
31508

78. Both man and chylde is glad to here tell

First Line:
Both man and chylde is glad to here tell
Last Line:
With all hys lordes of great honoure
DMI number:
37314

79. Brave britons attend to the song I have penned

First Line:
Brave britons attend to the song I have penned
Last Line:
Pray heaven it prove not the last
DMI number:
7357

80. Behold the touchstone of true love

First Line:
Behold the touchstone of true love
Last Line:
To the joy of all good men
DMI number:
12082

81. Blithe Jockey young and gay

First Line:
Blithe Jockey young and gay
Last Line:
He still is in my mind
DMI number:
11696

82. Bold Robin Hood ranging the forest all round

First Line:
Bold Robin Hood ranging the forest all round
Last Line:
Can do the like of thee
DMI number:
37004

83. Bold whigs and fanatics now strive to pull down

First Line:
Bold whigs and fanatics now strive to pull down
Last Line:
To rescue the church from fanatical fire
DMI number:
7271

84. Bonny Peggy lived near

First Line:
Bonny Peggy lived near
Last Line:
Then they ganged away
DMI number:
11694

85. Can Banks appear and Howe be near

First Line:
Can Banks appear and Howe be near
Last Line:
And never write odes again
DMI number:
22528

86. By Ovid amongst many more wonders we're told

First Line:
By Ovid amongst many more wonders we're told
Last Line:
Now there's meat without grace where was grace without meat | Derry down &c
Author:
Paul Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
19529

87. Busk ye busk ye my bonny bonny bride

First Line:
Busk ye busk ye my bonny bonny bride
Last Line:
He lies a corps in the braes of Yarrow
Author:
William of Bangour Hamilton (Absolute)
DMI number:
1296

88. By a prattling stream on a midsummer's eve

First Line:
By a prattling stream on a midsummer's eve
Last Line:
As true to his flame as the flower to her sun
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
22112

89. Bright was the morn the landscape gay

First Line:
Bright was the morn the landscape gay
Last Line:
Their grave with tears bedew
Author:
J Robertson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37073

90. Britons rejoice

First Line:
Britons rejoice
Last Line:
That could the world subdue
DMI number:
18082

91. Child Waters in his stable stood

First Line:
Child Waters in his stable stood
Last Line:
Shall be upon one day
Author:
Jael Henrietta Pye [nee Mendez; other married name Campbell] (Absolute)
DMI number:
37064

92. Childe Waters in his stable stoode

First Line:
Childe Waters in his stable stoode
Last Line:
Shall bee upon one daye
Author:
Jael Henrietta Pye [nee Mendez; other married name Campbell] (Absolute)
DMI number:
37533

93. Come sound up your trumpets and beat up your drums

First Line:
Come sound up your trumpets and beat up your drums
Last Line:
For Essex's sake they would fight all | Raderer two tandaro te | Raderer tadorer tan do re
DMI number:
11413

94. Come sweet lass

First Line:
Come sweet lass
Last Line:
In love's tormenting cell
DMI number:
11433

95. Charming Jenny is fair and gay

First Line:
Charming Jenny is fair and gay
Last Line:
How our days have in pleasure past
DMI number:
11700

96. Cold and raw the North did blow

First Line:
Cold and raw the North did blow
Last Line:
And vowed she did not intend it
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Confident)
DMI number:
11416

97. Come hither bold Britons and I will disclose

First Line:
Come hither bold Britons and I will disclose
Last Line:
And your fame will outshine all the heroes in story | Which nobody can deny
DMI number:
19676

98. Come hither to me and I'll tell you some news

First Line:
Come hither to me and I'll tell you some news
Last Line:
He got from - - - - -
DMI number:
277

99. Come hither ye maidens of country and town

First Line:
Come hither ye maidens of country and town
Last Line:
What the devil brought thee | With a lusty twangdillo &c
DMI number:
85

100. Come let's drink the time invites

First Line:
Come let's drink the time invites
Last Line:
And that's our only treason
DMI number:
12072