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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