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1. A butterfly awake one night

First Line:
A butterfly awake one night
Last Line:
I but a reptile thou a fly
DMI number:
33725

2. A grotto so complete with such design

First Line:
A grotto so complete with such design
Last Line:
Pleased to reflect the well-sung founder's praise
Author:
James Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
11850

3. A peace a peace is better far

First Line:
A peace a peace is better far
Last Line:
A better peace what heart could wish
DMI number:
24452

4. As timorous sailors when from sea they spy

First Line:
As timorous sailors when from sea they spy
Last Line:
For she alone can give my sickened soul relief
DMI number:
40075

5. Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove

First Line:
Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove
Last Line:
Join men and angels in one chorus join
DMI number:
27255

6. As comets sweeping with a fiery train

First Line:
As comets sweeping with a fiery train
Last Line:
Fires woes and wars and death attend her cold disdain
DMI number:
11479

7. As Creech swang away in a sanctified twine

First Line:
As Creech swang away in a sanctified twine
Last Line:
To see high church built upon such mathematics
DMI number:
13659

8. C------ at this time having no need

First Line:
C------ at this time having no need
Last Line:
The lord's vexation and the k---- by G-d
DMI number:
42310

9. Chloe you write to me for coin

First Line:
Chloe you write to me for coin
Last Line:
Enjoyed god Bacchus and became a star
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
6756

10. Close to my owner I adhered

First Line:
Close to my owner I adhered
Last Line:
And serve their ends of me piece-meal
DMI number:
4898

11. Dignified things may I your leave implore

First Line:
Dignified things may I your leave implore
Last Line:
You're downright rogues they only knaves and fools
DMI number:
4905

12. Dost thou behold my soul with wild surprise

First Line:
Dost thou behold my soul with wild surprise
Last Line:
At once are sunk his genius and her charms
DMI number:
33217

13. Frank carves very ill yet will palm all the meats

First Line:
Frank carves very ill yet will palm all the meats
Last Line:
For of late I invite him but four times a week
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12424

14. From parting clouds the German eagle brings

First Line:
From parting clouds the German eagle brings
Last Line:
Twill never thrive since heaven and earth oppose
Author:
H. Denne (Speculation)
DMI number:
3898

15. Go happy book and kiss her tender hand

First Line:
Go happy book and kiss her tender hand
Last Line:
And thou wilt in ashes lie with Strephon's heart
Author:
John Morrice (Absolute)
DMI number:
14108

16. Hail sacred ship who art more richly fraught

First Line:
Hail sacred ship who art more richly fraught
Last Line:
She far excels the rest of womankind
DMI number:
12658

17. Hail tuneful pair say by what wondrous charms

First Line:
Hail tuneful pair say by what wondrous charms
Last Line:
To her shrub H-----s and tall N------m
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
5015

18. He who writ this not without pains and thought

First Line:
He who writ this not without pains and thought
Last Line:
Are bankrupt gamesters for they damn on tick
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35754

19. How beautiful is love with virtue joined

First Line:
How beautiful is love with virtue joined
Last Line:
In pure eternal circling rounds of love
DMI number:
35451

20. His ancient Rome by party factions rent

First Line:
His ancient Rome by party factions rent
Last Line:
Weeps over her fate and to the gods retires
Author:
Mr. Copping (Absolute)
DMI number:
3224

21. In him the favourite strokes of heaven were seen

First Line:
In him the favourite strokes of heaven were seen
Last Line:
Eternal praises to our glorious king
DMI number:
30607

22. In late subscriptions a successful pair

First Line:
In late subscriptions a successful pair
Last Line:
Pictures you have hit it gad my wife's and mine
DMI number:
33723

23. Juno had grandeur but not easy grace

First Line:
Juno had grandeur but not easy grace
Last Line:
And all their glories mixed without their shades are thine
DMI number:
12601

24. Letters in prose my friend are common

First Line:
Letters in prose my friend are common
Last Line:
And good to her as she to you
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
30408

25. My heart invites me here to stay

First Line:
My heart invites me here to stay
Last Line:
May joy and peace among you dwell
DMI number:
29999

26. Let Churchill Sunderland Godolphin Hyde

First Line:
Let Churchill Sunderland Godolphin Hyde
Last Line:
Let Baynton be your muse as she is mine
DMI number:
5313

27. King George is come let flowers grace the way

First Line:
King George is come let flowers grace the way
Last Line:
To gratulate our next illustrious friend
DMI number:
12034

28. Next time you bait monsters make sure of a dog

First Line:
Next time you bait monsters make sure of a dog
Last Line:
By giving his head into Jack Ketch's hand
DMI number:
5059

29. Now H----- long has served the good old cause

First Line:
Now H----- long has served the good old cause
Last Line:
But raise the teacher fifty cubits high
DMI number:
11037

30. Once more take pen in hand obsequious knight

First Line:
Once more take pen in hand obsequious knight
Last Line:
Let then these Arthurs too in doggerel live
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
3741

31. See brandished up and down the busy hand

First Line:
See brandished up and down the busy hand
Last Line:
The pause harmonious and harmonious sound
DMI number:
28786

32. Should the whole art of growing numbers stand

First Line:
Should the whole art of growing numbers stand
Last Line:
Thee O eternity then friend be wise
DMI number:
3908

33. Since the town is our own what it cost us no matter

First Line:
Since the town is our own what it cost us no matter
Last Line:
Though the L---ds won't allow't nor the Paris gazette
DMI number:
5076

34. Sit or sit not by law or sword

First Line:
Sit or sit not by law or sword
Last Line:
We'll quit the land of Bothwell's race
DMI number:
4893

35. Strephon the young the loveliest swain

First Line:
Strephon the young the loveliest swain
Last Line:
And in them quenched as bright a flame
DMI number:
8412

36. Tenses or time grammarians sum

First Line:
Tenses or time grammarians sum
Last Line:
I may be dead another year
Author:
William le Tans'ur (Absolute)
DMI number:
36499

37. That this blest day though time's long race

First Line:
That this blest day though time's long race
Last Line:
They draw an infant's face like mine
DMI number:
16177

38. The sun reveals the secrets of the sky

First Line:
The sun reveals the secrets of the sky
Last Line:
And mighty relics of gigantic bones
DMI number:
30169

39. Thou writest below even thy own natural parts

First Line:
Thou writest below even thy own natural parts
Last Line:
Did ever libel yet more sharply bite
DMI number:
15787

40. Though Frederic distant from the British coast

First Line:
Though Frederic distant from the British coast
Last Line:
Glad be that day but late before it shine
DMI number:
28858

41. To admit the guests the hall expands its floor

First Line:
To admit the guests the hall expands its floor
Last Line:
It would turn the lawyers Christmas into Lent
DMI number:
28907

42. To God the almighty sovereign of the skies

First Line:
To God the almighty sovereign of the skies
Last Line:
The heavenly concert men and angels join
DMI number:
27258

43. When Celia's charming voice I hear

First Line:
When Celia's charming voice I hear
Last Line:
Which gain eternal treasures
DMI number:
13785

44. Whig's the first letter of his name

First Line:
Whig's the first letter of his name
Last Line:
Nol's soul and Ireton's live within him yet
DMI number:
7962

45. Whilst brave Aeneas with a generous care

First Line:
Whilst brave Aeneas with a generous care
Last Line:
As recompense the dangers of deserted Troy
DMI number:
11724

46. Why is great Phoebus styled the god of lays

First Line:
Why is great Phoebus styled the god of lays
Last Line:
She saves the father and restores the son
DMI number:
5891

47. Wondrous machine interpreter of art

First Line:
Wondrous machine interpreter of art
Last Line:
Whence thy existence say or our surprise
DMI number:
33724

48. Words of themselves with easy current flow

First Line:
Words of themselves with easy current flow
Last Line:
Where much of haste and little judgment's shown
DMI number:
23090

49. Ye feathered choir forbear awhile your song

First Line:
Ye feathered choir forbear awhile your song
Last Line:
She is indeed the western nightingale
DMI number:
6848

50. You tell me Celia I am cold

First Line:
You tell me Celia I am cold
Last Line:
Oh do not frown or don't complain
DMI number:
11630