Poem Genre / Form: Couplet / Poem Theme: Trades / labour / Related People: Not attributed

First Line:: Dear Will | I am glad to hear you hold the rudder
Last Line:: You may depend upon my story | Your most affectionate | Albion's Glory
DMI number:: 31213

28. Death at a cobbler's door oft made a stand

First Line:: Death at a cobbler's door oft made a stand
Last Line:: The cobbler called for his awl death brought his last
DMI number:: 17096

29. Death in a doubt of thy last end did stand

First Line:: Death in a doubt of thy last end did stand
Last Line:: Because he saw thee on the mending hand
DMI number:: 7554

30. Dear Sally emblem of thy chop-house ware

First Line:: Dear Sally emblem of thy chop-house ware
Last Line:: Shrink and become an undistinguished coal
DMI number:: 15983

31. Down dropped her brush the dish cloth thrown aside

First Line:: Down dropped her brush the dish cloth thrown aside
Last Line:: And clasps the long cold colonel in her arms
DMI number:: 32102

32. 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

33. Doctors by travel are improved

First Line:: Doctors by travel are improved
Last Line:: For ages and for ages
DMI number:: 38431

34. 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

35. Felled by death's surer hatchet here lies Sprong

First Line:: Felled by death's surer hatchet here lies Sprong
Last Line:: O spare kind heaven his fellow labourer Hollies
DMI number:: 17633

36. Few people know it yet dear sir tis true

First Line:: Few people know it yet dear sir tis true
Last Line:: To read such lines is drudgery to those
Author:: Edward Rolle (Absolute)
DMI number:: 22624

37. Foxis ar fell at crawing coks

First Line:: Foxis ar fell at crawing coks
Last Line:: Tailziors ar tyrrans in killing lyce
DMI number:: 10966

38. Flushed with a double draught of double strong

First Line:: Flushed with a double draught of double strong
Last Line:: Saying I'll write thy epitaph on stone
Author:: Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:: 28090

39. Give me the thing that's pretty odd and new

First Line:: Give me the thing that's pretty odd and new
Last Line:: All ugly old odd things I leave to you
DMI number:: 33400

40. Hail mighty art gracious gift of heaven

First Line:: Hail mighty art gracious gift of heaven
Last Line:: Free masons prize more solid joys
DMI number:: 29598

41. Hammer the smith has often sworn and said

First Line:: Hammer the smith has often sworn and said
Last Line:: He wanted money so was forced to sell it
DMI number:: 5868

42. Help me ye midnight hags to sing the praise

First Line:: Help me ye midnight hags to sing the praise
Last Line:: To live by ale should die at last in grains
Author:: Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:: 5430

43. He did not live upon the earth

First Line:: He did not live upon the earth
Last Line:: Admire how they are maintained
Author:: Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:: 25414

44. Here John the Cobbler lies whom rigid fate

First Line:: Here John the Cobbler lies whom rigid fate
Last Line:: Here John the Cobbler underneath is laid
DMI number:: 7523

45. Here John the cobbler lies whom rigid fate

First Line:: Here John the cobbler lies whom rigid fate
Last Line:: Honest John the cobbler underneath is laid
DMI number:: 5338

46. Here lies a tallow chandler I need not tell it

First Line:: Here lies a tallow chandler I need not tell it
Last Line:: If your nose be not stopped you may easily smell it
DMI number:: 7553

47. Here lies an honest cobbler whom cursed fate

First Line:: Here lies an honest cobbler whom cursed fate
Last Line:: Honest John Cobler is here under laid
DMI number:: 43779

48. Here lies an old fellow who lived in a round house

First Line:: Here lies an old fellow who lived in a round house
Last Line:: And now he lies mouldering in the cold clay
DMI number:: 29786

49. Here lies the body of Thomas Small

First Line:: Here lies the body of Thomas Small
Last Line:: Spittlefields weaver and that's all
DMI number:: 24131

50. Here lies in bloom of youth a barber's boy

First Line:: Here lies in bloom of youth a barber's boy
Last Line:: Thou canst not lie so light as he could shave
DMI number:: 11042

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1. A doctor who for want of skill

2. A frightful desert still the world had been

3. A cobbler resolving to go thorough stitch

4. A pastry cook once moulded up a t-d

5. A pleasant tale in serious works

6. A loaden basket long an ass had bore

7. Ah me how frail this mortal state

8. An engineer of noted skill

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10. Are you a brother mason

11. Are you of the fellow craft

12. As sage sowgelder roves the country round

13. As some cracked chemist of projecting brain

14. At Trompington not far from Cambridge stood

15. Avaunt thou careless slave sure you forget

16. Awake my muse prepare a loftier theme

17. Assist me satire all you can

18. Be thou not in a rage my friend

19. Be-south our channel where tis common

20. Betwix twa tods a crawing cok

21. Betwixt twa tods a crawing cock

22. Car-men turn poets now why may not I

23. Bring out your coney skins fair maids to me

24. Come hither read my gentle friend

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

26. Come gentle reader gentle friend

27. Dear Will | I am glad to hear you hold the rudder

28. Death at a cobbler's door oft made a stand

29. Death in a doubt of thy last end did stand

30. Dear Sally emblem of thy chop-house ware

31. Down dropped her brush the dish cloth thrown aside

32. Deep in the bosom of a vale

33. Doctors by travel are improved

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

35. Felled by death's surer hatchet here lies Sprong

36. Few people know it yet dear sir tis true

37. Foxis ar fell at crawing coks

38. Flushed with a double draught of double strong

39. Give me the thing that's pretty odd and new

40. Hail mighty art gracious gift of heaven

41. Hammer the smith has often sworn and said

42. Help me ye midnight hags to sing the praise

43. He did not live upon the earth

44. Here John the Cobbler lies whom rigid fate

45. Here John the cobbler lies whom rigid fate

46. Here lies a tallow chandler I need not tell it

47. Here lies an honest cobbler whom cursed fate

48. Here lies an old fellow who lived in a round house

49. Here lies the body of Thomas Small

50. Here lies in bloom of youth a barber's boy