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1. A bard whose laurel never dies

First Line:
A bard whose laurel never dies
Last Line:
Tis W--m S--n a mean P--r
DMI number:
35410

2. A brow austere a circumspective eye

First Line:
A brow austere a circumspective eye
Last Line:
Will deem you sir a man of consequence
DMI number:
31908

3. A compliment no curse upon the birth

First Line:
A compliment no curse upon the birth
Last Line:
Who'll be too early ripe and rotten soon
DMI number:
17784

4. A negro I though sprung from northern climes

First Line:
A negro I though sprung from northern climes
Last Line:
And in an iron cage like Bajazet I die
DMI number:
26701

5. A thin ill natured ghost that haunts the king

First Line:
A thin ill natured ghost that haunts the king
Last Line:
Should ever be thus condemned to counselling
Author:
John Sheffield (Confident)
DMI number:
4493

6. A man there is to all the country known

First Line:
A man there is to all the country known
Last Line:
For want of business is a busy fellow
DMI number:
33369

7. 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

8. 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

9. A wolf that long had ranged the wood

First Line:
A wolf that long had ranged the wood
Last Line:
A king without my liberty
DMI number:
33032

10. 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

11. As Giron lately in the temple sat

First Line:
As Giron lately in the temple sat
Last Line:
Twas 'cause he could not sleep they talked so loud
DMI number:
17488

12. As some raw squire by tender mother bred

First Line:
As some raw squire by tender mother bred
Last Line:
For ought I know he may turn tail for ever
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35747

13. 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

14. At dead of night when peaceful spirits sleep

First Line:
At dead of night when peaceful spirits sleep
Last Line:
By Murray's projects and by Prior's mouse
DMI number:
7277

15. At last mine eyes are open and I see

First Line:
At last mine eyes are open and I see
Last Line:
Alone can give content and free from strife
DMI number:
5137

16. Asterius was a pretty sort of prince

First Line:
Asterius was a pretty sort of prince
Last Line:
Is not to indulge your self in thoughts of being great
DMI number:
8604

17. Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages

First Line:
Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages
Last Line:
Sappho will neither bear nor yet forbear
DMI number:
33363

18. Behold from the infernal lake I'm come

First Line:
Behold from the infernal lake I'm come
Last Line:
Good night little good Mr Devil's doctor
DMI number:
43064

19. Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode

First Line:
Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode
Last Line:
As he was in his flyenge
DMI number:
37637

20. Brebeuf in well deserving lines

First Line:
Brebeuf in well deserving lines
Last Line:
With him who sings the ass's hide
DMI number:
8929

21. Believe me Will that they who have least sense

First Line:
Believe me Will that they who have least sense
Last Line:
Lies in the more or less degree of sense
DMI number:
3865

22. Believe me Will that those who have least sense

First Line:
Believe me Will that those who have least sense
Last Line:
Lies in the more or the less want of sense
DMI number:
6496

23. Can we succeed by wishing tis a jest

First Line:
Can we succeed by wishing tis a jest
Last Line:
The greatest bar to happiness is pride
DMI number:
22098

24. By nature formed of perfect shape

First Line:
By nature formed of perfect shape
Last Line:
Yes justly answers it
DMI number:
31944

25. But though the two legged brute we last observed

First Line:
But though the two legged brute we last observed
Last Line:
H' has drank to sleep and slept to drink again
DMI number:
10709

26. Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind

First Line:
Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind
Last Line:
A steady resolute heroic soul
DMI number:
3655

27. Comus nor Momus now must be my theme

First Line:
Comus nor Momus now must be my theme
Last Line:
The doctor holed with the badger at his back
Author:
John Dean (Absolute)
DMI number:
43055

28. Dear Jack of ancient race the son

First Line:
Dear Jack of ancient race the son
Last Line:
And mongst the muses write my name
DMI number:
12887

29. Dear madam I'm glad you've so happily hit

First Line:
Dear madam I'm glad you've so happily hit
Last Line:
And though odd in myself I'll be even with you
DMI number:
25014

30. Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it

First Line:
Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it
Last Line:
For they are said to owe that mean to pay it
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13205

31. Dorset the grace of courts the muses pride

First Line:
Dorset the grace of courts the muses pride
Last Line:
And patriots still or poets deck the line
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
17790

32. Duonis great heart the greatest ever was known

First Line:
Duonis great heart the greatest ever was known
Last Line:
Great heart which two great lovers contained alone
DMI number:
8956

33. Each thing about you is so neat

First Line:
Each thing about you is so neat
Last Line:
And am your servant K--- chaise
DMI number:
32478

34. Early by four on Friday morn

First Line:
Early by four on Friday morn
Last Line:
So blessed myself and came away
DMI number:
43167

35. Deep sunk in down till the gay morning's spent

First Line:
Deep sunk in down till the gay morning's spent
Last Line:
And reeling goes triumphantly to bed
DMI number:
35465

36. Drawn first an arrant fop from top to toe

First Line:
Drawn first an arrant fop from top to toe
Last Line:
That fools themselves may note him for an ass
DMI number:
6211

37. Formed by the hand of heaven with vast design

First Line:
Formed by the hand of heaven with vast design
Last Line:
In the hearts of his countrymen
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36129

38. For quiet friend the sailor prays

First Line:
For quiet friend the sailor prays
Last Line:
That hates a knave and loathes a fool
DMI number:
36318

39. Fools they are the only nation

First Line:
Fools they are the only nation
Last Line:
Oh who would not be | he he he
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
23621

40. From folly to vice and from vice to the grave

First Line:
From folly to vice and from vice to the grave
Last Line:
I wait for the passport of death to the devil
DMI number:
25470

41. From London your honours to Stratford I'm come

First Line:
From London your honours to Stratford I'm come
Last Line:
And be back in a moment a coming a coming a coming
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
33773

42. From men's discourse their different skills we find

First Line:
From men's discourse their different skills we find
Last Line:
And all we learn is that he is not dumb
DMI number:
12804

43. Give me a charming girl Twangdillo cries

First Line:
Give me a charming girl Twangdillo cries
Last Line:
Except a scolding wife and cuckold's horns
DMI number:
5323

44. Give me a soul so great so high

First Line:
Give me a soul so great so high
Last Line:
Nothing of self not a bare name
DMI number:
6988

45. Gellius is lean and why not such a son

First Line:
Gellius is lean and why not such a son
Last Line:
Which shows you why the skeleton is such
DMI number:
8540

46. Great wits and valours like great states

First Line:
Great wits and valours like great states
Last Line:
More foll'wers than a thief to th'gallows
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
5611

47. Hail king of horses noble Rosinante

First Line:
Hail king of horses noble Rosinante
Last Line:
Did gallop once or else the historian fails
DMI number:
9442

48. Grant me propitious powers this one request

First Line:
Grant me propitious powers this one request
Last Line:
But thrive be green and prosper all the year
DMI number:
6544

49. Hale scared Cynthia mutable but chaste

First Line:
Hale scared Cynthia mutable but chaste
Last Line:
And in soft dreams preach honour's funeral
DMI number:
44679

50. He deals in destiny's dark counsels

First Line:
He deals in destiny's dark counsels
Last Line:
They for discovery flock or curing
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
9793

51. Here lies the butt of all his betters

First Line:
Here lies the butt of all his betters
Last Line:
His megrim maggot bitten head
DMI number:
34983

52. His foppery without the help of sense

First Line:
His foppery without the help of sense
Last Line:
An eminent fool must be a man of parts
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
5612

53. Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned

First Line:
Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned
Last Line:
O I'm perfectly sure for Dick said he was dead
DMI number:
24813

54. How hard's my hap to have my fair consigned

First Line:
How hard's my hap to have my fair consigned
Last Line:
And we with bounteous hand thy friendship will reward
DMI number:
6696

55. Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold

First Line:
Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold
Last Line:
Or the chaplain for tis his trade as in duty bound shall pray
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
5941

56. I call the man unworthy of my praise

First Line:
I call the man unworthy of my praise
Last Line:
Desires in vain if he forget the sight
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25911

57. I had an epilogue to speak tonight

First Line:
I had an epilogue to speak tonight
Last Line:
Critics be dumb ye men of candour kind
Author:
Elizabeth Griffith (Speculation)
DMI number:
33764

58. In silent wonder sunk in rapture bound

First Line:
In silent wonder sunk in rapture bound
Last Line:
And every thinking creature stands aghast
DMI number:
40632

59. In matters of a vulgar kind

First Line:
In matters of a vulgar kind
Last Line:
And cobblers only judge of shoes
Author:
John Boyle (Speculation)
DMI number:
21737

60. In Essex lately lived a jolly squire

First Line:
In Essex lately lived a jolly squire
Last Line:
A faction waking that inclines to sleep
DMI number:
6266

61. Is this thy glory now is this thy pride

First Line:
Is this thy glory now is this thy pride
Last Line:
All the wild mazes of thy politics
DMI number:
43040

62. In want and what's a greater curse

First Line:
In want and what's a greater curse
Last Line:
Was ever gratitude so rare
DMI number:
8977

63. Interred beneath this marble stone

First Line:
Interred beneath this marble stone
Last Line:
And so they lived and so they died
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12297

64. It is indeed a melancholy truth

First Line:
It is indeed a melancholy truth
Last Line:
Live long get wealth and often see good days
DMI number:
26977

65. Jenny having been defiled

First Line:
Jenny having been defiled
Last Line:
As sober when we've done as she
DMI number:
17816

66. Little cupid aid my lays

First Line:
Little cupid aid my lays
Last Line:
Queen of love and littleness
DMI number:
15302

67. I'm right your servant sirs the address is plain

First Line:
I'm right your servant sirs the address is plain
Last Line:
Throw but your handkerchief and you shall have her
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
33748

68. I rise about nine get to breakfast by ten

First Line:
I rise about nine get to breakfast by ten
Last Line:
Thus I tope all the night and I trifle all day
DMI number:
33846

69. I never had wings but often take my flight

First Line:
I never had wings but often take my flight
Last Line:
And as I please mankind is cursed or blest
DMI number:
15098

70. If in these lines there aught of merit shine

First Line:
If in these lines there aught of merit shine
Last Line:
But all mankind in social love agree
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
37256

71. If neither brass nor marble can withstand

First Line:
If neither brass nor marble can withstand
Last Line:
Is out at elbows why should I repine
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
16328

72. Just brought from school pert impudent and raw

First Line:
Just brought from school pert impudent and raw
Last Line:
Who groaning for the bets he loses dies
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
35239

73. Justice by whigs by idle spendthrifts gold

First Line:
Justice by whigs by idle spendthrifts gold
Last Line:
And gold for safety flies to M---'s chest
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7985

74. Labeo a flattering cringer at the best

First Line:
Labeo a flattering cringer at the best
Last Line:
So Labeo is an atheist to mankind
DMI number:
12801

75. Ladies behold me wait at your command

First Line:
Ladies behold me wait at your command
Last Line:
And mount your servant to immortal fame
DMI number:
37560

76. Let holy guides prevail on timorous fools

First Line:
Let holy guides prevail on timorous fools
Last Line:
This is the happy life we modish rakes would lead
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
10649

77. Let others in deserved oblivion pass

First Line:
Let others in deserved oblivion pass
Last Line:
Till rigid virtue reigns and generous lovers cease
DMI number:
8036

78. May all be hushed each ruder passion cease

First Line:
May all be hushed each ruder passion cease
Last Line:
I'll call her still my dear but never my wife
DMI number:
21263

79. Man's friend and yet me thinks his conduct shows

First Line:
Man's friend and yet me thinks his conduct shows
Last Line:
And over my prostrate brethren proudly rise
DMI number:
37558

80. Nature to all does provision make

First Line:
Nature to all does provision make
Last Line:
Who talk with men of sense but kiss with fools
DMI number:
24643

81. No sooner had the thirsty sun withdrawn

First Line:
No sooner had the thirsty sun withdrawn
Last Line:
Will without head ache give him leave to rise
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5407

82. No two male harlots ever agreed

First Line:
No two male harlots ever agreed
Last Line:
So perfectly in thought and deed
DMI number:
8597

83. Of every flattering muse and cheat in town

First Line:
Of every flattering muse and cheat in town
Last Line:
Without whose help it needs must fail to shine
DMI number:
12833

84. Of kings renowned and mighty bards I write

First Line:
Of kings renowned and mighty bards I write
Last Line:
And swears the bookseller is almost broke
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
4514

85. Of all the fools the present times produce

First Line:
Of all the fools the present times produce
Last Line:
A high-church footing for the low-church sake
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7970

86. Of all the jolly sights the town has shown

First Line:
Of all the jolly sights the town has shown
Last Line:
And we enjoy our wished for halcyon days
DMI number:
7477

87. Of all the saints St Thomas sure was best

First Line:
Of all the saints St Thomas sure was best
Last Line:
And join Tom Woolston still with Tom o' Bedlam
DMI number:
15967

88. Of vice the secret friend the foe professed

First Line:
Of vice the secret friend the foe professed
Last Line:
And Scotch addressers hail the best of kings
DMI number:
38565

89. Of person rare strong limbs and manly shape

First Line:
Of person rare strong limbs and manly shape
Last Line:
His blood was spilt guiltless without just cause
Author:
John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
32089

90. Parson tis false I'll never believe

First Line:
Parson tis false I'll never believe
Last Line:
Than any prince in Germany
DMI number:
24083

91. One Sunday at night as a country divine

First Line:
One Sunday at night as a country divine
Last Line:
I can preach twice a day and make nothing at all on it
DMI number:
38669

92. Peace to the public cries rejoice

First Line:
Peace to the public cries rejoice
Last Line:
Her great vice gerent Montague
DMI number:
25459

93. Room for the pink of starched civility

First Line:
Room for the pink of starched civility
Last Line:
Is because men will speak well of the dead
DMI number:
21053

94. Satiric muse thy keenest darts prepare

First Line:
Satiric muse thy keenest darts prepare
Last Line:
Prodigious B---mont monster of the age
DMI number:
6443

95. Sauntering with merry Jack of late

First Line:
Sauntering with merry Jack of late
Last Line:
You err cries Jack he always bows
DMI number:
15832

96. Scorned by the wise detested by the good

First Line:
Scorned by the wise detested by the good
Last Line:
For eminence in folly deemed a wit
DMI number:
30534

97. See where Aurora does with blushes rise

First Line:
See where Aurora does with blushes rise
Last Line:
He gives a dreadful groan and is for ever lost
DMI number:
8135

98. Six clocks two watches to prepare

First Line:
Six clocks two watches to prepare
Last Line:
He knows his time the very best
DMI number:
8943

99. Since my good friends though late are pleased at last

First Line:
Since my good friends though late are pleased at last
Last Line:
To find the secret to deserve your favour
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
33741

100. Since epic strains no more are heard

First Line:
Since epic strains no more are heard
Last Line:
Not without Clark in Gerrard-Street
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15433