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1. A drop of amber from a poplar plant

First Line:: A drop of amber from a poplar plant
Last Line:: Is from a worthless ant become a gem
DMI number:: 1813

2. A knot of packthread strongly spun

First Line:: A knot of packthread strongly spun
Last Line:: His son should wish him still alive
Author:: Martial (Absolute)
DMI number:: 231

3. A landlord at Bath put upon me a queer hum

First Line:: A landlord at Bath put upon me a queer hum
Last Line:: I asked him for punch and the dog gave me mere rum
DMI number:: 26608

4. A landlord of Bath put upon me a queer hum

First Line:: A landlord of Bath put upon me a queer hum
Last Line:: I asked him for punch and the dog gave me mere rum
DMI number:: 32356

5. Alike in temper and alike in life

First Line:: Alike in temper and alike in life
Last Line:: I wonder so great likeness can't agree
Author:: Martial (Absolute)
DMI number:: 11165

6. At length my friend while time with still career

First Line:: At length my friend while time with still career
Last Line:: The present well and even the past enjoy
Author:: Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:: 13060

7. Buckhurst thou dear concern of th' heavenly power

First Line:: Buckhurst thou dear concern of th' heavenly power
Last Line:: And stretches life beyond th' appointed date
DMI number:: 8346

8. Cinna cries out I am not worth a groat

First Line:: Cinna cries out I am not worth a groat
Last Line:: And is plague on him what he would be thought
DMI number:: 3197

9. Co----n pale with envy lies

First Line:: Co----n pale with envy lies
Last Line:: His learning and his wit display
DMI number:: 2752

10. Dick would you know if I should change my life

First Line:: Dick would you know if I should change my life
Last Line:: Twixt both nor too hard-hearted nor too free
DMI number:: 12314

11. 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

12. For God's sake tell me what bold confidence

First Line:: For God's sake tell me what bold confidence
Last Line:: And by strange luck may make a shift to live
DMI number:: 43394

13. Gainst me to prate or print is H-- said

First Line:: Gainst me to prate or print is H-- said
Last Line:: He neither does whose neither heard nor read
DMI number:: 12985

14. Great Capitolian Jove thou god to whom

First Line:: Great Capitolian Jove thou god to whom
Last Line:: Caesar himself can grant what's fit for me
Author:: Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:: 13488

15. Hal says he's poor in hopes you'll say he's not

First Line:: Hal says he's poor in hopes you'll say he's not
Last Line:: But take his word for it Hal's not worth a groat
DMI number:: 33028

16. Here lies who in her farthingale and ruff

First Line:: Here lies who in her farthingale and ruff
Last Line:: And long-surviving passion power succeeds
DMI number:: 19543

17. I burn says one I of a fever burn

First Line:: I burn says one I of a fever burn
Last Line:: Only thy empty stomach did complain
DMI number:: 17293

18. In the piazza where tall poplars grow

First Line:: In the piazza where tall poplars grow
Last Line:: Found bears could sting and marble could destroy
DMI number:: 12562

19. In some vile hamlet let me live forgot

First Line:: In some vile hamlet let me live forgot
Last Line:: But to trudge four and miss you is the devil
Author:: Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7096

20. Is there to enroll amongst the friendly few

First Line:: Is there to enroll amongst the friendly few
Last Line:: Now let me die but Harris is this friend
Author:: John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27759

21. My neighbour Hunks's house and mine

First Line:: My neighbour Hunks's house and mine
Last Line:: Must be his neighbour or his lodger
Author:: Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:: 16091

22. My dearest Phillis let me sip

First Line:: My dearest Phillis let me sip
Last Line:: He's poor that knows how much he has
DMI number:: 6263

23. If dearest friend it my good fate might be

First Line:: If dearest friend it my good fate might be
Last Line:: Knows a man how to live and does he stay
Author:: Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9740

24. If for mere wantonness you buy so fast

First Line:: If for mere wantonness you buy so fast
Last Line:: For very want you must sell all at last
DMI number:: 32354

25. Leave off for shame thy scribbling itch give over

First Line:: Leave off for shame thy scribbling itch give over
Last Line:: Yet even heroic verse shall stoop to thee
DMI number:: 43411

26. Laugh if thou art wise sweet pretty maiden laugh

First Line:: Laugh if thou art wise sweet pretty maiden laugh
Last Line:: Though others laugh good soul awake and weep
DMI number:: 17367

27. Milo's from home and Milo being gone

First Line:: Milo's from home and Milo being gone
Last Line:: The lands lay fallow but the wife was tilled
Author:: Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6465

28. Maro you'll give me nothing while you live

First Line:: Maro you'll give me nothing while you live
Last Line:: Thou knowst what I desire may come to pass
DMI number:: 27788

29. Ned is a sober fellow they pretend

First Line:: Ned is a sober fellow they pretend
Last Line:: Such would I have my coachman not my friend
Author:: John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27757

30. O Billy thou art a beau not only one

First Line:: O Billy thou art a beau not only one
Last Line:: A beau's a bauble destitute of brain
DMI number:: 40081

31. Of last night's wine you say Acerra stinks

First Line:: Of last night's wine you say Acerra stinks
Last Line:: Tis false till morning still Acerra drinks
DMI number:: 33029

32. Oh Jemmy you're a beau not I alone

First Line:: Oh Jemmy you're a beau not I alone
Last Line:: A beau's a bauble destitute of brain
Author:: Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7140

33. 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

34. One month a lawyer thou the next wilt be

First Line:: One month a lawyer thou the next wilt be
Last Line:: Thou wilt end in nothing if thou grasp'st at all
Author:: Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6337

35. Pleasantest companion this

First Line:: Pleasantest companion this
Last Line:: Dying neither wish nor fear
Author:: Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16147

36. Pleasure's a courtly mistress a conceit

First Line:: Pleasure's a courtly mistress a conceit
Last Line:: Is but repentance lavishly inlaid
Author:: R. Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17194

37. Paulus the famous quack renowned afar

First Line:: Paulus the famous quack renowned afar
Last Line:: And buries people not to change his trade
DMI number:: 8934

38. See how my friend the good old man appears

First Line:: See how my friend the good old man appears
Last Line:: To ford this vale of tears and seek for worlds to come
DMI number:: 3312

39. Since you whom all the world admires

First Line:: Since you whom all the world admires
Last Line:: Still stay behind and rot in town
DMI number:: 1403

40. So smooth your numbers friend your verse so sweet

First Line:: So smooth your numbers friend your verse so sweet
Last Line:: And yields the tenderest point of honour wit
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 15795

41. Since noble Marcus you desire to know

First Line:: Since noble Marcus you desire to know
Last Line:: And spend his days in hurry noise and strife
DMI number:: 17760

42. Sir Fopling you're a man of fashion grown

First Line:: Sir Fopling you're a man of fashion grown
Last Line:: A more ridiculous trifling thing than he
DMI number:: 43395

43. The verses friend which thou hast read are mine

First Line:: The verses friend which thou hast read are mine
Last Line:: But as thou readst them they may pass for thine
DMI number:: 30472

44. Though pappa and mamma my dear

First Line:: Though pappa and mamma my dear
Last Line:: The grand mamma of all
DMI number:: 33027

45. Thy eyes and eyebrows I could spare

First Line:: Thy eyes and eyebrows I could spare
Last Line:: Faith I could spare thee all my dear
DMI number:: 3381

46. Thy hair and beard are of a different dye

First Line:: Thy hair and beard are of a different dye
Last Line:: Shouldst thou be honest thou art a devilish cheat
DMI number:: 30526

47. Tis but too true while living fame's denied

First Line:: Tis but too true while living fame's denied
Last Line:: Since glory's after death we're not in haste
DMI number:: 17399

48. Tired with the attendance clients pay

First Line:: Tired with the attendance clients pay
Last Line:: But has the gout he feigned before
DMI number:: 16696

49. To enjoy your life in happiness

First Line:: To enjoy your life in happiness
Last Line:: Nor fears nor wishes for your last
Author:: Laurence Eusden (Confident)
DMI number:: 8467

50. Tomorrow you will live you always cry

First Line:: Tomorrow you will live you always cry
Last Line:: Today itself's too late the wife lived yesterday
Author:: Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 12392

51. Varus did lately me to supper call

First Line:: Varus did lately me to supper call
Last Line:: Pray take away your gold give us some pies
Author:: R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:: 15985

52. Varus invited me to sup of late

First Line:: Varus invited me to sup of late
Last Line:: So take away your plates or bring some meat
DMI number:: 13484

53. What planet distracts thee what damnable star

First Line:: What planet distracts thee what damnable star
Last Line:: Thou'lt be cursed for it in this world and damned for it hereafter
Author:: Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:: 7095

54. What business or what hope brings thee to town

First Line:: What business or what hope brings thee to town
Last Line:: None but has killed his man or writ his play
Author:: Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6317

55. When Arria to her dearest lord bequeathed

First Line:: When Arria to her dearest lord bequeathed
Last Line:: But oh the wound which thou wilt make I feel
DMI number:: 6264

56. When a pot of cold cream to Miss Betty you send

First Line:: When a pot of cold cream to Miss Betty you send
Last Line:: But pray tell me one thing do you yourself use it
DMI number:: 142

57. When I had purchased a fresh whore or coat

First Line:: When I had purchased a fresh whore or coat
Last Line:: Tis new before hand to deny a friend
Author:: Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6343

58. Who have we here the table's spread I see

First Line:: Who have we here the table's spread I see
Last Line:: For a less treat this friend would cut your throat
DMI number:: 17404

59. Why dost thou come great censor of the age

First Line:: Why dost thou come great censor of the age
Last Line:: Dost thou come in but to go out again
DMI number:: 13741

60. Why dost thou in a fever friend declaim

First Line:: Why dost thou in a fever friend declaim
Last Line:: Thou wilt then relieve the oppressor and oppressed
DMI number:: 17405

61. With you dear Tom I'd often spend the day

First Line:: With you dear Tom I'd often spend the day
Last Line:: But twenty not to see you will never do
DMI number:: 33025

62. Yes I submit my lord you've gained your end

First Line:: Yes I submit my lord you've gained your end
Last Line:: Respect adore you everything but love
DMI number:: 33026

63. You always say tomorrow you will live

First Line:: You always say tomorrow you will live
Last Line:: Is even too late the wife lived yesterday
DMI number:: 7866

64. Would you be free tis what you most desire

First Line:: Would you be free tis what you most desire
Last Line:: The Parthian king compared to thee's a slave
DMI number:: 6230

65. Would you my friend in little room express

First Line:: Would you my friend in little room express
Last Line:: Not tired with life nor yet afraid to die
Author:: Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6469

66. Wouldst thou by Attic taste approved

First Line:: Wouldst thou by Attic taste approved
Last Line:: Or dead amongst Grub-street's records lie
Author:: John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27749

67. You often wonder what the devil

First Line:: You often wonder what the devil
Last Line:: Should be so terrible a creature
DMI number:: 33023

68. You're fair and rich a maid and virtuous too

First Line:: You're fair and rich a maid and virtuous too
Last Line:: We had allowed it and the rest would spare
DMI number:: 17366

69. Your teeth from Hemmet and your hair from Bolney

First Line:: Your teeth from Hemmet and your hair from Bolney
Last Line:: Was not an eye too to be had for money
Author:: John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27756