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1. A clergyman that oft hath preached

First Line:
A clergyman that oft hath preached
Last Line:
To this day that I heard
DMI number:
41932

2. A grave physician used to write for fees

First Line:
A grave physician used to write for fees
Last Line:
When thou prescribest thy potions and thy pills
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3730

3. A monument of dullness to erect

First Line:
A monument of dullness to erect
Last Line:
To pare excrescencies from Bl-----re's wit
Author:
Christopher Codrington (Confident)
DMI number:
3734

4. A man there is to all the country known

First Line:
A man there is to all the country known
Last Line:
For want of business is a busy fellow
DMI number:
33369

5. Alas sir knight in vain you wear

First Line:
Alas sir knight in vain you wear
Last Line:
We read the idiot in your face
DMI number:
35811

6. As good Mr Crape with my lord was at dinner

First Line:
As good Mr Crape with my lord was at dinner
Last Line:
She's been so much used that she'll not be worth turning
DMI number:
24746

7. As sage sowgelder roves the country round

First Line:
As sage sowgelder roves the country round
Last Line:
That here at leisure they may all forget
DMI number:
8082

8. At wit perplexed if you would smile

First Line:
At wit perplexed if you would smile
Last Line:
Bestow it on the poor Noailles
DMI number:
18070

9. Bards great and little cease your wrath

First Line:
Bards great and little cease your wrath
Last Line:
But on the E---- has turned his back
DMI number:
21764

10. Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages

First Line:
Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages
Last Line:
Sappho will neither bear nor yet forbear
DMI number:
33363

11. Blind plaintiff lame defendant share

First Line:
Blind plaintiff lame defendant share
Last Line:
And Magna Carta is a paper-kite
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
16897

12. Blind plaintiff lame defendant share

First Line:
Blind plaintiff lame defendant share
Last Line:
The middle is the lawyer's fee
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
30617

13. By various paths the great ascend

First Line:
By various paths the great ascend
Last Line:
Restrained from fight he durst resign
DMI number:
18325

14. Bufo it seems aloud complains

First Line:
Bufo it seems aloud complains
Last Line:
Thy look's an insult on mankind
DMI number:
35810

15. Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention

First Line:
Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention
Last Line:
A scholar is as great a fool as you
DMI number:
33354

16. Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention

First Line:
Bufo whose pride disdains to give attention
Last Line:
How just is thy antipathy to learning
DMI number:
35809

17. Come Pradon and you Bonnecorse

First Line:
Come Pradon and you Bonnecorse
Last Line:
To herd with Perrin and Liniere
DMI number:
8983

18. Chloe to Chloe's foibles somewhat blind

First Line:
Chloe to Chloe's foibles somewhat blind
Last Line:
Nay for a crab your paradise had lost
DMI number:
33364

19. Did Perrault the assassin ever give

First Line:
Did Perrault the assassin ever give
Last Line:
Tis false and needs no proof for I'm alive
DMI number:
8986

20. First let Freeman and Sidney the gazetteer drums

First Line:
First let Freeman and Sidney the gazetteer drums
Last Line:
Let us rest on our arms till our foes are all starved
DMI number:
25214

21. For champagne and Bordeaux I need go no further

First Line:
For champagne and Bordeaux I need go no further
Last Line:
But to deal plainly with you I'm less apt to drink it
DMI number:
12190

22. Geta from wool and weaving first began

First Line:
Geta from wool and weaving first began
Last Line:
He swelled to be a lord and then he burst
DMI number:
41923

23. Great Britain's genius some months agone

First Line:
Great Britain's genius some months agone
Last Line:
Apply this proverb merry as a Greek
DMI number:
33169

24. Had the weather been wet a dribbling excuse

First Line:
Had the weather been wet a dribbling excuse
Last Line:
And saves to Sir John a whole company's treat
DMI number:
16111

25. He's happy that avoids lust female kind

First Line:
He's happy that avoids lust female kind
Last Line:
Faith in them filled they have a wicked mind
DMI number:
41928

26. Henceforth no more in thy poetic rage

First Line:
Henceforth no more in thy poetic rage
Last Line:
The nymph they can't enjoy they call a whore
Author:
Henry Blount (Absolute)
DMI number:
3731

27. How comes it Perrault I would gladly know

First Line:
How comes it Perrault I would gladly know
Last Line:
And then no wonder if they meet no praise
DMI number:
8985

28. His foe the Parthian better to amuse

First Line:
His foe the Parthian better to amuse
Last Line:
For Noailles conquers first and after flies
DMI number:
18084

29. I have no hopes the Duke he says and dies

First Line:
I have no hopes the Duke he says and dies
Last Line:
And who can say the reverend prelate lies
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12186

30. Is this the man so famed for wit

First Line:
Is this the man so famed for wit
Last Line:
He weighs your merit by the pound
DMI number:
33355

31. Jack reckons up the A-----ls we have

First Line:
Jack reckons up the A-----ls we have
Last Line:
But twice as many cowards are too few
DMI number:
19837

32. Lord Pam in the church could you think it kneeled down

First Line:
Lord Pam in the church could you think it kneeled down
Last Line:
Since god had no hand in his lordship's promotion
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
13477

33. Lord Pam in the church could you think it kneeled down

First Line:
Lord Pam in the church could you think it kneeled down
Last Line:
Since God had no share in his lordship's promotion
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
16095

34. Lord what a goodly thing is want of shirts

First Line:
Lord what a goodly thing is want of shirts
Last Line:
Religion for their sempstress and their cook
Author:
John Cleveland (Absolute)
DMI number:
34655

35. Lorenzo is though much a beau

First Line:
Lorenzo is though much a beau
Last Line:
Throw by your books and read the news
DMI number:
33359

36. Lewis once called the gift of god

First Line:
Lewis once called the gift of god
Last Line:
To earth may never return Amen
DMI number:
11916

37. My friend Bilain as yesterday

First Line:
My friend Bilain as yesterday
Last Line:
I have 'em all they're lasting ware
DMI number:
9441

38. Monstrous Avaro urges how can this be

First Line:
Monstrous Avaro urges how can this be
Last Line:
You turn bread into gold and that's your god
DMI number:
7961

39. I'm no more to converse with the swains

First Line:
I'm no more to converse with the swains
Last Line:
Pray my Lord how much money will do
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
35065

40. I sent for Radcliffe was so ill

First Line:
I sent for Radcliffe was so ill
Last Line:
I died last night of my physician
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12185

41. Let Blackmore still in good King Arthur's vein

First Line:
Let Blackmore still in good King Arthur's vein
Last Line:
His satire wounds not but his physick kills
Author:
Charles Boyle (Confident)
DMI number:
3732

42. King Bladud once espied some hogs

First Line:
King Bladud once espied some hogs
Last Line:
Have lurked at H---k ever since
DMI number:
35808

43. 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

44. Laura profuse as city dame can be

First Line:
Laura profuse as city dame can be
Last Line:
You'l find these bargains cost you devilish dear
DMI number:
33367

45. Merit they hate and wit they slight

First Line:
Merit they hate and wit they slight
Last Line:
Without a miracle
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
12583

46. Milo you tell me is a man of sense

First Line:
Milo you tell me is a man of sense
Last Line:
And true good nature far outshines good sense
DMI number:
33378

47. O orator with brazen face and lungs

First Line:
O orator with brazen face and lungs
Last Line:
When half the time fits better men for hanging
DMI number:
12988

48. O S--rs T---t D---ett M---gue

First Line:
O S--rs T---t D---ett M---gue
Last Line:
But R---ff's scholarship and G---n's wit
Author:
Dr. Thomas Smith (Confident)
DMI number:
3737

49. Our fathers of old took oaths as their wives

First Line:
Our fathers of old took oaths as their wives
Last Line:
And a whore and a rogue may part when they please
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
11912

50. Our fathers took oaths as of old they took wives

First Line:
Our fathers took oaths as of old they took wives
Last Line:
And a whore and a rogue may part when they please
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
16340