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201. Come painter you and I you know dare do

First Line:
Come painter you and I you know dare do
Last Line:
Then Asaph's song shall be like Doeg's rhyme
DMI number:
41823

202. Come pensive nun devout and pure

First Line:
Come pensive nun devout and pure
Last Line:
Spare fast that oft with gods doth diet
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
31005

203. Come Wattie while our hirsels feed thegither

First Line:
Come Wattie while our hirsels feed thegither
Last Line:
Reik me my kent and let us hameward steer
DMI number:
15355

204. Censure and penances excommunication

First Line:
Censure and penances excommunication
Last Line:
Penance and matrimony are the same
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
12436

205. Christmas give me my beads the word implies

First Line:
Christmas give me my beads the word implies
Last Line:
May I not eat since Hugh eat three to dinner
Author:
R. Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:
36579

206. Clito the wise the generous and good

First Line:
Clito the wise the generous and good
Last Line:
I to my study to his garden he
DMI number:
4450

207. Come Abram's sons from every quarter come

First Line:
Come Abram's sons from every quarter come
Last Line:
And give to golden calves again your praise
DMI number:
40610

208. Come children come and learn your father's trade

First Line:
Come children come and learn your father's trade
Last Line:
And with their money drink and drab and whore
DMI number:
43022

209. Come companions come away

First Line:
Come companions come away
Last Line:
But in those of Egypt's queen
DMI number:
10020

210. Dear friend | Your letter I with grief perused

First Line:
Dear friend | Your letter I with grief perused
Last Line:
And by your penitence make glad your friend | J D
DMI number:
4746

211. Curse on those senseless fools who disallow

First Line:
Curse on those senseless fools who disallow
Last Line:
As could not with their freedom be content
DMI number:
1117

212. Cursed be the time I left my peaceful gloom

First Line:
Cursed be the time I left my peaceful gloom
Last Line:
Lost in a long variety of woe
Author:
William Bowman (Confident)
DMI number:
1398

213. 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

214. Continual hubbub and the noise of plot

First Line:
Continual hubbub and the noise of plot
Last Line:
Thus Colledge did but he was hanged at last
DMI number:
43068

215. Could these pure souls that once are wafted over

First Line:
Could these pure souls that once are wafted over
Last Line:
What heaven sometimes hath done when lodged in clay
DMI number:
23230

216. Could you at last a commonwealth obtain

First Line:
Could you at last a commonwealth obtain
Last Line:
Reclined you on your rightful monarch's breast
DMI number:
8074

217. Courage my soul now learn to wield

First Line:
Courage my soul now learn to wield
Last Line:
And is thine everlasting store
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
23246

218. Creator spirit by whose aid

First Line:
Creator spirit by whose aid
Last Line:
Come power thy joys on human kind
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
38205

219. 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

220. Conscience thou home-felt friend or innate foe

First Line:
Conscience thou home-felt friend or innate foe
Last Line:
And heaven is half obtained before we die
Author:
George Sewell (Speculation)
DMI number:
12001

221. Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe

First Line:
Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe
Last Line:
And a pill can do ten times more harm than a text
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3396

222. Damon the author of so great renown

First Line:
Damon the author of so great renown
Last Line:
To find a better patron of the Pope
DMI number:
4448

223. Damon whilst thus we nightly watches keep

First Line:
Damon whilst thus we nightly watches keep
Last Line:
The season shan't be cold nor shall it then be long
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
3842

224. Dear sisters of Parnassus Spring

First Line:
Dear sisters of Parnassus Spring
Last Line:
The truth and battle undecided
Author:
James Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
17556

225. Dear Smed I read thy brilliant lines

First Line:
Dear Smed I read thy brilliant lines
Last Line:
For then your horns shall be your pride
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
15880

226. Death dost thou difficult us now to know

First Line:
Death dost thou difficult us now to know
Last Line:
She quickly clap her wings and soar away
Author:
Ralph Erskine (Absolute)
DMI number:
15285

227. Dear Jack whilst you through Flanders roam

First Line:
Dear Jack whilst you through Flanders roam
Last Line:
And double lustre in her heir
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11556

228. Dear saint what brought thee to this lovely place

First Line:
Dear saint what brought thee to this lovely place
Last Line:
By men on earth the perfect saints in heaven
DMI number:
26493

229. Deluded mortal turn and view my store

First Line:
Deluded mortal turn and view my store
Last Line:
Where peace and love and endless pleasures reign
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4076

230. Did christ or his apostles ever play

First Line:
Did christ or his apostles ever play
Last Line:
Tables most proper for a levite's use
DMI number:
26926

231. Ere man was fell or had transgressed by sin

First Line:
Ere man was fell or had transgressed by sin
Last Line:
Redemption to proclaim and take his chosen home
DMI number:
26461

232. Ere Noll did gainst his pious prince rebel

First Line:
Ere Noll did gainst his pious prince rebel
Last Line:
Today what yesterday preached strenuously
DMI number:
8104

233. Ere that Gazette was printed said the white

First Line:
Ere that Gazette was printed said the white
Last Line:
To long examination they submit
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute) & Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
40478

234. Escaped from a world tempestuous and confused

First Line:
Escaped from a world tempestuous and confused
Last Line:
Secure from tempests and from troubles free
DMI number:
26408

235. Eternal blessings wrapped in blooming love

First Line:
Eternal blessings wrapped in blooming love
Last Line:
Yet all our chiefest good is fixed on high
DMI number:
26356

236. Did sweeter sounds adorn my flowing tongue

First Line:
Did sweeter sounds adorn my flowing tongue
Last Line:
For ever blessing and for ever blessed
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4184

237. 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

238. Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars

First Line:
Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars
Last Line:
Tom Sternhold's or Tom Shadwell's rhymes will serve
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4701

239. Disgraced undone forlorn made fortune's sport

First Line:
Disgraced undone forlorn made fortune's sport
Last Line:
Next after you by --- I will be king
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
4769

240. Elijah long and faithful service boasts

First Line:
Elijah long and faithful service boasts
Last Line:
And great Elijah's greater heir obey
DMI number:
43256

241. Elisa's rightful title to debar

First Line:
Elisa's rightful title to debar
Last Line:
And lance thy thunders at our monarch now
DMI number:
17971

242. Equivocation of infernal kind

First Line:
Equivocation of infernal kind
Last Line:
And summon Phoebus to their monthly bar
DMI number:
8913

243. Dolens doth show his purse and tells you this

First Line:
Dolens doth show his purse and tells you this
Last Line:
But in his purse one angel dares not venture
DMI number:
43763

244. Down in a vale between two mountains stands

First Line:
Down in a vale between two mountains stands
Last Line:
And the glad news did joyfully convey
DMI number:
7385

245. Early in the morn I waked and first my ear

First Line:
Early in the morn I waked and first my ear
Last Line:
Thou shalt anticipate that heavenly joy
DMI number:
43493

246. Earth trembled and heaven's closing eye

First Line:
Earth trembled and heaven's closing eye
Last Line:
Till you have pierced this heart of mine this stone
DMI number:
43243

247. Deep in the bosom of a vale

First Line:
Deep in the bosom of a vale
Last Line:
They never shall reach my furthest link
DMI number:
36032

248. Doctor tis false I'll never believe

First Line:
Doctor tis false I'll never believe
Last Line:
Than any prince in Germany
DMI number:
23867

249. Drawn by my pensive thoughts into a field

First Line:
Drawn by my pensive thoughts into a field
Last Line:
The fabric sunk dissolved in fire and smoke
DMI number:
1122

250. Dread sovereign | If ever joy was welcome to our land

First Line:
Dread sovereign | If ever joy was welcome to our land
Last Line:
Twas but believing and the work was done
DMI number:
42839

251. Dressed in the scarlet garment of his blood

First Line:
Dressed in the scarlet garment of his blood
Last Line:
The practice of such charming constancy
DMI number:
36334

252. Dressed in the scarlet garments of his blood

First Line:
Dressed in the scarlet garments of his blood
Last Line:
The practice of such charming constancy
Author:
Thomas Warmestry (Confident)
DMI number:
6585

253. Dryden thy wit has caterwauled too long

First Line:
Dryden thy wit has caterwauled too long
Last Line:
Why then the marvel that a poet sings
DMI number:
6483

254. Faith root hope stock the branch is charity

First Line:
Faith root hope stock the branch is charity
Last Line:
Faith gets hope keeps and love pours out again
DMI number:
28513

255. Fame says pope Julius once the sword did wield

First Line:
Fame says pope Julius once the sword did wield
Last Line:
Thy sword O Paul in battle may avail
DMI number:
16694

256. Father celestial monarch prostrate I

First Line:
Father celestial monarch prostrate I
Last Line:
While resignation takes out all the sting
DMI number:
36713

257. Father of all thou god alone

First Line:
Father of all thou god alone
Last Line:
Are thine both now and ever more
DMI number:
27054

258. Father of lights what glories in that name

First Line:
Father of lights what glories in that name
Last Line:
Day without night and raptures without end
DMI number:
36346

259. Eternity's the date of this blessed fact

First Line:
Eternity's the date of this blessed fact
Last Line:
No gaol release to free from misery
DMI number:
26469

260. Even as a lion with his paws upreared

First Line:
Even as a lion with his paws upreared
Last Line:
And Salamanca's shall be known no more
DMI number:
43113

261. Fire fire fire help for we're all in flames

First Line:
Fire fire fire help for we're all in flames
Last Line:
Cried damn the old charter and God save the king
DMI number:
43069

262. Firm is my faith in god whose word gave birth

First Line:
Firm is my faith in god whose word gave birth
Last Line:
Hear me my god and guide me to thy rest
Author:
William Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
33126

263. Fix this rare emblem on thy closet door

First Line:
Fix this rare emblem on thy closet door
Last Line:
At anchor thus thy soul may mount on high
DMI number:
4345

264. Experience out of observation says

First Line:
Experience out of observation says
Last Line:
The righteous man to punish sinful folly
DMI number:
43712

265. Fetch me Ben Johnson's skull and fill't with sack

First Line:
Fetch me Ben Johnson's skull and fill't with sack
Last Line:
Write my self sober and fall to't again
Author:
Henry Edwards (Speculation)
DMI number:
4722

266. Farewell the gilded follies pleasant troubles

First Line:
Farewell the gilded follies pleasant troubles
Last Line:
I'll never look for it but in heaven again
DMI number:
25371

267. Fair lovely courteous dame whoever thou art

First Line:
Fair lovely courteous dame whoever thou art
Last Line:
Love him as he has loved the church you need not love him more
DMI number:
8096

268. From all the mischiefs we have cause to fear

First Line:
From all the mischiefs we have cause to fear
Last Line:
And from false friends may heaven deliver you | Libera nos &c
DMI number:
12506

269. From evening's coffee laced with long argument

First Line:
From evening's coffee laced with long argument
Last Line:
That I awaked and found it but a dream
DMI number:
43039

270. From every Shires end

First Line:
From every Shires end
Last Line:
Who hath them holpen wherein they beseke
DMI number:
43749

271. From finished prayer the flock disperse apace

First Line:
From finished prayer the flock disperse apace
Last Line:
But the slow clock that counts the sliding hour
Author:
John Dart (Absolute)
DMI number:
1028

272. Forgive the muse who in unhallowed strains

First Line:
Forgive the muse who in unhallowed strains
Last Line:
And glad all heaven with millions thou hast saved
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4841

273. Forth from the whirlwind thundering voices broke

First Line:
Forth from the whirlwind thundering voices broke
Last Line:
When pinched by want to providence they cry
DMI number:
24197

274. Fr Since both our age our sex and all do move

First Line:
Fr Since both our age our sex and all do move
Last Line:
If thou will not consent let's both walk in
DMI number:
44122

275. Fret not thyself when wicked men prevail

First Line:
Fret not thyself when wicked men prevail
Last Line:
For none ever trusted in the Lord in vain
Author:
Mary Masters (Absolute)
DMI number:
23775

276. Friday saith he are days of strictest fast

First Line:
Friday saith he are days of strictest fast
Last Line:
As to begin the week with wantonness
DMI number:
7618

277. Friend thou dost lash me with a story

First Line:
Friend thou dost lash me with a story
Last Line:
Was cut from Spain without a hand saw
Author:
James Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
42493

278. For kings some services I've done

First Line:
For kings some services I've done
Last Line:
Give mercy to this medley liver
DMI number:
11985

279. For me let wisdom's sacred fountain flow

First Line:
For me let wisdom's sacred fountain flow
Last Line:
Let fools and madmen scramble for the rest
Author:
William of Bangour Hamilton (Absolute)
DMI number:
33129

280. For every prince that hit my fancy

First Line:
For every prince that hit my fancy
Last Line:
Take pity on a gartered sinner
DMI number:
11983

281. Forgetting god to love a king

First Line:
Forgetting god to love a king
Last Line:
That in thy bliss he may find place
DMI number:
32088

282. For shame ye doting fools for shame be wise

First Line:
For shame ye doting fools for shame be wise
Last Line:
Had not your sovereign stopped the intended doom
DMI number:
8101

283. For this additional declaration

First Line:
For this additional declaration
Last Line:
By the next synod of the nation
DMI number:
6436

284. For tyrants dead no statues we erect

First Line:
For tyrants dead no statues we erect
Last Line:
The bravest people and the happiest king
DMI number:
4571

285. For various trials from our birth designed

First Line:
For various trials from our birth designed
Last Line:
And consecrates this trophy to thy praise
DMI number:
36200

286. For all your noisy zealots but pretend

First Line:
For all your noisy zealots but pretend
Last Line:
The foolish charge of formal and precise
DMI number:
6872

287. From hazy climes and moist Ierne's shores

First Line:
From hazy climes and moist Ierne's shores
Last Line:
And save herself as well as Castle---n
DMI number:
6400

288. From lofty themes from thoughts that soared on high

First Line:
From lofty themes from thoughts that soared on high
Last Line:
And fierce Maria pitied her too late
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
38526

289. From our vestry I come sir a favour to crave

First Line:
From our vestry I come sir a favour to crave
Last Line:
Would remain independent on all you could say
DMI number:
12987

290. From Rome's infallibility take a grain

First Line:
From Rome's infallibility take a grain
Last Line:
And tis the true Catholic cordial posset
DMI number:
44341

291. From servile fear the fancied gods first came

First Line:
From servile fear the fancied gods first came
Last Line:
Invents new gods and aids the pious cheat
DMI number:
10310

292. From Sion's lofty palaces on high

First Line:
From Sion's lofty palaces on high
Last Line:
Enjoy the bright reward and reign in bliss with me
DMI number:
7443

293. From slavish fear the dreadful gods arose

First Line:
From slavish fear the dreadful gods arose
Last Line:
Contend to multiply the brood of spurious deities
Author:
John Ayloffe (Confident)
DMI number:
9678

294. From Stygian shade lo my pale ghost doth rise

First Line:
From Stygian shade lo my pale ghost doth rise
Last Line:
And perhaps may then leave purgatory
DMI number:
43008

295. From the blessed regions of eternal day

First Line:
From the blessed regions of eternal day
Last Line:
Britain shall be his throne in time to come
DMI number:
3659

296. From the blest seats of everlasting day

First Line:
From the blest seats of everlasting day
Last Line:
And the spheres danced while tuneful angels sung
Author:
William Broome (Speculation)
DMI number:
8052

297. From the embraces of a harlot flown

First Line:
From the embraces of a harlot flown
Last Line:
Shall curse the writers and deplore the fire
DMI number:
4864

298. Glory is shared in common all unite

First Line:
Glory is shared in common all unite
Last Line:
That saints are happy and unhappy too
DMI number:
6905

299. Gay was the treat and spacious was the board

First Line:
Gay was the treat and spacious was the board
Last Line:
And couchant c---ch was crammed into the cage
DMI number:
7673

300. Gentlemen | Now is the time acquit your selves like men

First Line:
Gentlemen | Now is the time acquit your selves like men
Last Line:
And those unborn to bless or curse us may
DMI number:
42312