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1. A fakeer a religious well known in the east

First Line:
A fakeer a religious well known in the east
Last Line:
All tortured by choice with the invisible nail
Author:
Richard Owen Cambridge (Absolute)
DMI number:
22583

2. A Spaniard once said to a German

First Line:
A Spaniard once said to a German
Last Line:
The devil tempted mother Eve
DMI number:
17817

3. A welshman from his hills come down

First Line:
A welshman from his hills come down
Last Line:
Though sprinkled but by P----- makes M------ flow
DMI number:
4419

4. A land there is as maps do tell

First Line:
A land there is as maps do tell
Last Line:
Still let them be cursed slaves for me
DMI number:
4403

5. Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred

First Line:
Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred
Last Line:
Does vote abhorrers all to be abhorred
DMI number:
43028

6. Admired in Germany adored in France

First Line:
Admired in Germany adored in France
Last Line:
And with their native toasts enroll your name
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
4305

7. Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign

First Line:
Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
Last Line:
No poisonous serpent on the earth shall live
Author:
John Ayloffe (Confident) & Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
42302

8. Ah wretched maid those heart felt sighs forbear

First Line:
Ah wretched maid those heart felt sighs forbear
Last Line:
I faint I die eternally farewell
DMI number:
33798

9. Aha cried monsieur when he got the first blow

First Line:
Aha cried monsieur when he got the first blow
Last Line:
Sacre bleu how is tis eh pardie tis is how
DMI number:
24740

10. After two sittings now our lady state

First Line:
After two sittings now our lady state
Last Line:
Himself the painter and the poet too
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
3576

11. After two sittings now our lady state

First Line:
After two sittings now our lady state
Last Line:
Himself the poet and the painter too
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
42322

12. As the other night in bed I thinking lay

First Line:
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
Last Line:
Tis ten to one but I shall dream again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation)
DMI number:
42336

13. As well might lambs the lions den surround

First Line:
As well might lambs the lions den surround
Last Line:
The men defend the walls and not the walls the men
DMI number:
5238

14. As needy gallants in the scrivener's hands

First Line:
As needy gallants in the scrivener's hands
Last Line:
Let Caesar live and Carthage be subdued
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4730

15. As Colin drove his sheep along

First Line:
As Colin drove his sheep along
Last Line:
Blither girls than any there
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & Charles Sackville (Confident)
DMI number:
3649

16. As some there are who may not know the story

First Line:
As some there are who may not know the story
Last Line:
And he no more complained she wanted life
DMI number:
36011

17. At length the tumult of the banquet over

First Line:
At length the tumult of the banquet over
Last Line:
Then flows at large and his low banks disdains
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8383

18. As when with tender light an infant star

First Line:
As when with tender light an infant star
Last Line:
Your mother's child-bed pangs are all that you shall cause
DMI number:
42854

19. Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes

First Line:
Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes
Last Line:
Thou'rt K of Spain as A--- is Q of France
DMI number:
7286

20. Break sacred morn on our expecting isle

First Line:
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
Last Line:
As flints are struck before they show their fires
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation)
DMI number:
43018

21. Breetons my frippery countremans are come

First Line:
Breetons my frippery countremans are come
Last Line:
He as Louishberg so you may kees mine A
DMI number:
24550

22. Bold Phelim next from Drogheda came over

First Line:
Bold Phelim next from Drogheda came over
Last Line:
And thus at once he courted fawned and lied
DMI number:
33211

23. But for to tellin of this worthie man

First Line:
But for to tellin of this worthie man
Last Line:
Save that him list so convey his matere
Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer (Absolute)
DMI number:
35163

24. By Ebro's streams the British general sat

First Line:
By Ebro's streams the British general sat
Last Line:
And humbly sue for peace with one accord
DMI number:
8086

25. But neither Median groves whose happy soil

First Line:
But neither Median groves whose happy soil
Last Line:
And your just praise in lasting numbers sing
Author:
Knightly Chetwood (Absolute)
DMI number:
3708

26. But sir if these accounts are true

First Line:
But sir if these accounts are true
Last Line:
As madam do you choose a game at whisk
DMI number:
36943

27. Britons take care before it be too late

First Line:
Britons take care before it be too late
Last Line:
The cause from whence their welfare did arise
DMI number:
7462

28. Dear bought Gibraltar shall we part with thee

First Line:
Dear bought Gibraltar shall we part with thee
Last Line:
Till British lions shall the imperial eagle tear
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
27882

29. Cy gist icy Charles roy d'Espagne

First Line:
Cy gist icy Charles roy d'Espagne
Last Line:
Nay not so much as made his will
DMI number:
4525

30. Dark was the day the wind raged high

First Line:
Dark was the day the wind raged high
Last Line:
He'll prove a feast for shark or conger
DMI number:
35981

31. 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

32. Escaped a race whose vanity never raised

First Line:
Escaped a race whose vanity never raised
Last Line:
And like a god shall say let there be liberty
Author:
Horace Walpole (Absolute)
DMI number:
33080

33. Discord and plots which have undone our age

First Line:
Discord and plots which have undone our age
Last Line:
Oxford's a place where wit can never starve
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4022

34. Doomed to the horrors of a gloomy cell

First Line:
Doomed to the horrors of a gloomy cell
Last Line:
Supports the living and revives the dead
DMI number:
15708

35. Fine paintings fine trees there's little else in it

First Line:
Fine paintings fine trees there's little else in it
Last Line:
By Vandyck Vanloo Poussin Raphael or Guido
DMI number:
35359

36. Far to the right where Appenine ascends

First Line:
Far to the right where Appenine ascends
Last Line:
How much unlike the sons of Britain now
Author:
Oliver Goldsmith (Absolute)
DMI number:
34110

37. Four crowns the British empire justly claims

First Line:
Four crowns the British empire justly claims
Last Line:
One yet remains pursue and France is thine
DMI number:
16113

38. For faults and follies London's doom shall fix

First Line:
For faults and follies London's doom shall fix
Last Line:
Shall pray to Jove to take him back again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation) & Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3635

39. From horrid mountains ever hid in snow

First Line:
From horrid mountains ever hid in snow
Last Line:
For know it is my interest to be free
Author:
Joseph Spence (Absolute)
DMI number:
22488

40. From the dark Stygian lake I come

First Line:
From the dark Stygian lake I come
Last Line:
The Assyrian's palace to his urn
Author:
John Ayloffe (Absolute)
DMI number:
3654

41. Germania late by Britain's aid could boast

First Line:
Germania late by Britain's aid could boast
Last Line:
And Colt perform what Marlbro' left undone
DMI number:
8043

42. From these bright regions with thy presence blessed

First Line:
From these bright regions with thy presence blessed
Last Line:
Then shalt thou reign by him as he doth reign by thee
DMI number:
5049

43. Great God of hosts attending the complaints

First Line:
Great God of hosts attending the complaints
Last Line:
For triumphs oft - but oftener for a beating
DMI number:
18078

44. Great queen | While all the heroes of your line

First Line:
Great queen | While all the heroes of your line
Last Line:
A nobler prince and more renowned then he
DMI number:
42851

45. Hail craggy rocks and mountains high

First Line:
Hail craggy rocks and mountains high
Last Line:
Ever he could say farewell
DMI number:
33787

46. Greatest of men yet man's least friend farewell

First Line:
Greatest of men yet man's least friend farewell
Last Line:
This last association holds for ever
DMI number:
43062

47. Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits

First Line:
Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits
Last Line:
And all the popish interest confound
DMI number:
42343

48. Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits

First Line:
Hail mighty prince this poem on you waits
Last Line:
And with his impious blood Lutetia's plains manure
DMI number:
4930

49. Great Charles there stop ye trumpeters of fame

First Line:
Great Charles there stop ye trumpeters of fame
Last Line:
Who is most near most like the deity
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
8606

50. Hail sacred bard a muse unknown before

First Line:
Hail sacred bard a muse unknown before
Last Line:
And make one glorious and immortal Thames
Author:
Francis Knapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
12242