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1. A doting old fool had a mind for to wed

First Line:
A doting old fool had a mind for to wed
Last Line:
Whilst I eat of the buck I shall think of the horns
DMI number:
23083

2. A finished form charms to allure the eye

First Line:
A finished form charms to allure the eye
Last Line:
Chaste without pride a wife devoid of art
DMI number:
21736

3. A bachelor would have a wife that's wise

First Line:
A bachelor would have a wife that's wise
Last Line:
He should bespeak her there's none ready made
DMI number:
12446

4. A blooming youth lies buried here

First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361

5. A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife

First Line:
A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife
Last Line:
And you know well that my flesh and yours are but one
DMI number:
33247

6. A jealous merchant that a sailor met

First Line:
A jealous merchant that a sailor met
Last Line:
Tis done the time while you but walk the exchange
Author:
Henry Parrot (Absolute)
DMI number:
12447

7. A jolly tinker and a boon companion

First Line:
A jolly tinker and a boon companion
Last Line:
Should rule abroad that could not rule at home
DMI number:
5838

8. A swarm of sparks young gay and bold

First Line:
A swarm of sparks young gay and bold
Last Line:
Some say she's wed I say she's sold
DMI number:
16229

9. A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come

First Line:
A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come
Last Line:
For fear for want your wife should twelve pence borrow
DMI number:
41922

10. 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

11. All day the shrew Afflana does complain

First Line:
All day the shrew Afflana does complain
Last Line:
And praises the pleasures of a nuptial bed
Author:
John Morrice (Confident)
DMI number:
13791

12. Adam alone could not be easy

First Line:
Adam alone could not be easy
Last Line:
He never slept so sweet again sir
Author:
John Straight (Absolute)
DMI number:
32403

13. Adam alone could not be easy

First Line:
Adam alone could not be easy
Last Line:
He never sweetly slept again sir
Author:
John Straight (Absolute)
DMI number:
21578

14. Ah wretched Dido in thy married state

First Line:
Ah wretched Dido in thy married state
Last Line:
Then by Eneas flight condemned to die
Author:
Mary Goddard (Speculation)
DMI number:
22349

15. After some threescore years of caterwawling

First Line:
After some threescore years of caterwawling
Last Line:
Hell will not bear with her nor she with Heaven
DMI number:
17064

16. Ah beauteous Timas ere the knot was tied

First Line:
Ah beauteous Timas ere the knot was tied
Last Line:
Devote a last best tribute of their care
DMI number:
31494

17. A wife who as our own by law we hold

First Line:
A wife who as our own by law we hold
Last Line:
And a false woman is a matchless curse
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
6760

18. A wife you wished me sir rich fair and young

First Line:
A wife you wished me sir rich fair and young
Last Line:
Expect such plenty I would wish no more
Author:
Sir John Davies (Speculation)
DMI number:
41931

19. A year's not past since hoary Ned

First Line:
A year's not past since hoary Ned
Last Line:
Wives coming much too soon
DMI number:
11131

20. All women would be of one piece

First Line:
All women would be of one piece
Last Line:
'Twixt wives and ladies of the lakes
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
5556

21. Almeria loves her dearest pug so much

First Line:
Almeria loves her dearest pug so much
Last Line:
She is so fond of beasts she has made her husband one
DMI number:
12802

22. As Thomas was cudgelled one day by his wife

First Line:
As Thomas was cudgelled one day by his wife
Last Line:
Then went home again and was threshed by his wife
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
24615

23. As Ned and T----

First Line:
As Ned and T----
Last Line:
Our wives are kissed by others
DMI number:
12147

24. As fiddlers and archers who cunningly know

First Line:
As fiddlers and archers who cunningly know
Last Line:
And t'other poor soul we may marry
DMI number:
24689

25. 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

26. Are not Ducalion's days yet past that we

First Line:
Are not Ducalion's days yet past that we
Last Line:
Lies gently down to give the Turbit landing
DMI number:
5863

27. Ask you Nannette why they report of heaven

First Line:
Ask you Nannette why they report of heaven
Last Line:
Nor maid nor bachelor is admitted there
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
35222

28. Beauty affords contentment to the eye

First Line:
Beauty affords contentment to the eye
Last Line:
But happier that of our posterity
DMI number:
6784

29. Before her husband Lesbia calls me names

First Line:
Before her husband Lesbia calls me names
Last Line:
But are the marks of unextinguished love
Author:
Nicholas Amhurst (Absolute)
DMI number:
12432

30. Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow

First Line:
Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow
Last Line:
She sighs and grieves because he lived so long
DMI number:
25665

31. Both man and wife as bad as bad can be

First Line:
Both man and wife as bad as bad can be
Last Line:
I wonder they no better should agree
DMI number:
27558

32. Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell

First Line:
Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell
Last Line:
Should Jack's wife die he would behave as well
DMI number:
25155

33. Celia a coquet in her prime

First Line:
Celia a coquet in her prime
Last Line:
Rust to a point and fix at last
DMI number:
25305

34. Chloe a jilt when in her prime

First Line:
Chloe a jilt when in her prime
Last Line:
Rust to a point and fix at last
DMI number:
24566

35. Chloe her gossips entertains

First Line:
Chloe her gossips entertains
Last Line:
Before she wed she'd much the same
Author:
Mary Monck (Absolute)
DMI number:
12273

36. Chloe new married looks on men no more

First Line:
Chloe new married looks on men no more
Last Line:
Why then 'tis plain for what she looked before
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6675

37. 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

38. Cis by that candle in my sleep I thought

First Line:
Cis by that candle in my sleep I thought
Last Line:
Since you first swore you first must eat the candle
DMI number:
5343

39. Clodius boasts that he a wife will take

First Line:
Clodius boasts that he a wife will take
Last Line:
Clodius is hornified yet holds his peace
DMI number:
25680

40. Colin was married in all haste

First Line:
Colin was married in all haste
Last Line:
He hath himself undone
DMI number:
18844

41. Dear doctor your wife in the parlour is a dying

First Line:
Dear doctor your wife in the parlour is a dying
Last Line:
Pray never mind me I'll slip up to the garret
DMI number:
32487

42. Cornus proclaims aloud his wife's a whore

First Line:
Cornus proclaims aloud his wife's a whore
Last Line:
But being one we cannot make thee none
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6676

43. Cries Celia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
You cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
17632

44. Cries Celia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
They cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
19289

45. Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
They cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
30615

46. Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned

First Line:
Crying and blushing thus fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
That which you left me was the worst half Nelly
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10530

47. Cupid one day asked his mother

First Line:
Cupid one day asked his mother
Last Line:
Her's with Cupid's charms may suit
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
12734

48. Dan Petrarch of old it has often been said

First Line:
Dan Petrarch of old it has often been said
Last Line:
And my sonnets alas would gain credit with no man
DMI number:
31261

49. Dick's wife was sick and posed the doctor's skill

First Line:
Dick's wife was sick and posed the doctor's skill
Last Line:
But I'se think bleeding's like to do most good
DMI number:
22727

50. Doris a widow past her prime

First Line:
Doris a widow past her prime
Last Line:
One's gone nor can she get another
DMI number:
12607

51. Doctor Bond to avoid all further strife

First Line:
Doctor Bond to avoid all further strife
Last Line:
Riding before to kiss his wife behind
DMI number:
43762

52. Fanny with Tom went out one day

First Line:
Fanny with Tom went out one day
Last Line:
It's certain proof the world's turned round
DMI number:
12118

53. Exposed to all thou wilt less worthy seem

First Line:
Exposed to all thou wilt less worthy seem
Last Line:
I only wish thou mayst be understood
DMI number:
6788

54. Friend thou art yoked and canst not help the thing

First Line:
Friend thou art yoked and canst not help the thing
Last Line:
Throw her upon her back and all is done
Author:
Samuel Sheppard (Confident)
DMI number:
5638

55. For her husband deceased Sally chants the sweet lay

First Line:
For her husband deceased Sally chants the sweet lay
Last Line:
She'll cry for a live one tomorrow
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
38366

56. From slavish mean dependance raised

First Line:
From slavish mean dependance raised
Last Line:
And struts abroad in satins
DMI number:
33087

57. Give me a girl if one I needs must meet

First Line:
Give me a girl if one I needs must meet
Last Line:
Is to enjoy their ashes or their fire
Author:
William Cartwright (Absolute)
DMI number:
12590

58. Gemellus seeks old Maronil to wed

First Line:
Gemellus seeks old Maronil to wed
Last Line:
What then provokes O she doth cough and wheeze
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15980

59. Gripe-all a cunning cit a niggard elf

First Line:
Gripe-all a cunning cit a niggard elf
Last Line:
As he does all things she'll deny us nought
DMI number:
16680

60. Hail wedded love by gracious God designed

First Line:
Hail wedded love by gracious God designed
Last Line:
And damns most surely whom he most enjoys
DMI number:
36224

61. He who a gold-finch strives to make his wife

First Line:
He who a gold-finch strives to make his wife
Last Line:
Makes her perhaps a wag-tail all her life
DMI number:
17292

62. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as a doornail God be thanked
DMI number:
12760

63. Honest Sim and his wife once to sea took a trip

First Line:
Honest Sim and his wife once to sea took a trip
Last Line:
Tis a bad wind indeed that blows nobody good
DMI number:
24614

64. Here wit and beauty join and who can say

First Line:
Here wit and beauty join and who can say
Last Line:
Since as they pity move they both should love
DMI number:
6065

65. I can't but confess

First Line:
I can't but confess
Last Line:
And priest rid too after he's dead
DMI number:
11113

66. I have lost my mistress horse and wife

First Line:
I have lost my mistress horse and wife
Last Line:
I am sorry for my horse
DMI number:
18477

67. I hear the jealous husband cries

First Line:
I hear the jealous husband cries
Last Line:
She sees them in the night
DMI number:
32485

68. In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned

First Line:
In shame and tears thus the fair Helen mourned
Last Line:
The best while the worst half was the poor husband's lot
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10529

69. In heat of youth poor Jack engaged a wife

First Line:
In heat of youth poor Jack engaged a wife
Last Line:
To wed or die Jack wisely chose the latter
DMI number:
33392

70. In marriage are two happy things allowed

First Line:
In marriage are two happy things allowed
Last Line:
Since the last day's as happy as the first
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
12484

71. In every marriage two things are allowed

First Line:
In every marriage two things are allowed
Last Line:
Since the last day's as happy as the first
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
21834

72. In your lectures gainst drunkenness doctor how is it

First Line:
In your lectures gainst drunkenness doctor how is it
Last Line:
For poor Tim keeps a sad living lecture at home
DMI number:
40662

73. Job cursed the day that gave him birth

First Line:
Job cursed the day that gave him birth
Last Line:
With double grief the wretch had pined
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
24856

74. John and his bride with peaceful mind

First Line:
John and his bride with peaceful mind
Last Line:
Divert his thoughts from heaven
DMI number:
37542

75. Lord cries the cit the painter's mad

First Line:
Lord cries the cit the painter's mad
Last Line:
I know no greater than my wife
DMI number:
17083

76. Lord Feeble long the butt of witty scorn

First Line:
Lord Feeble long the butt of witty scorn
Last Line:
Why answers one who ever your lady doubted
DMI number:
24802

77. Let the good man for nuptial rites designed

First Line:
Let the good man for nuptial rites designed
Last Line:
And when he's read them thorough let him marry
DMI number:
17464

78. Lo here's the bride and there's the tree

First Line:
Lo here's the bride and there's the tree
Last Line:
But hangman come drive on the cart
DMI number:
32408

79. Most maids resemble Eve now in their lives

First Line:
Most maids resemble Eve now in their lives
Last Line:
Who are no sooner women but are wives
DMI number:
12406

80. My goods are lost my house is burnt

First Line:
My goods are lost my house is burnt
Last Line:
For in it was burnt my wife
DMI number:
38360

81. My life you make proposals that our love

First Line:
My life you make proposals that our love
Last Line:
And not before its period may our friendship end
DMI number:
8757

82. My lord and his lady scold wrangle and fight

First Line:
My lord and his lady scold wrangle and fight
Last Line:
He calls her a whore and she can't say he lies
DMI number:
24489

83. My distemper is gone

First Line:
My distemper is gone
Last Line:
For I saw her go out
DMI number:
21999

84. I'm married and tied to a wife it is true

First Line:
I'm married and tied to a wife it is true
Last Line:
At home I am sure I cannot forget it
DMI number:
12832

85. I told thee Harry what would be thy lot

First Line:
I told thee Harry what would be thy lot
Last Line:
Since flesh and spirit never can agree
DMI number:
6054

86. I'll live no more single but get me a wife

First Line:
I'll live no more single but get me a wife
Last Line:
For change says poor Dick is the comfort of life
Author:
Myles Cooper (Absolute)
DMI number:
25461

87. I'll live no more single but get me a wife

First Line:
I'll live no more single but get me a wife
Last Line:
For change says poor Tom is the comfort of life
Author:
Myles Cooper (Absolute)
DMI number:
30507

88. I much do rejoice in your married state

First Line:
I much do rejoice in your married state
Last Line:
By all the hard usage that furies invent
DMI number:
9652

89. If as they tell us man and wife

First Line:
If as they tell us man and wife
Last Line:
They after death should lie together
DMI number:
13156

90. If ever I quit the single life

First Line:
If ever I quit the single life
Last Line:
I give my love I give my life
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
33078

91. If ever I quite a single life

First Line:
If ever I quite a single life
Last Line:
I'd give my all I'd give my life
DMI number:
38374

92. If ever I wed my wife shall not be old

First Line:
If ever I wed my wife shall not be old
Last Line:
Give such a wife ye gods I'll never forsake her
DMI number:
31386

93. If ever I'm doomed the marriage bed to wear

First Line:
If ever I'm doomed the marriage bed to wear
Last Line:
Or keep me happy in a single life
DMI number:
24669

94. If there's a man in heart and tongue sincere

First Line:
If there's a man in heart and tongue sincere
Last Line:
His joys his sorrows only should be mine
DMI number:
38375

95. If thou'dst be free from anxious care and strife

First Line:
If thou'dst be free from anxious care and strife
Last Line:
But since there are so few tis prudence to beware
DMI number:
5836

96. If't's asked why since the wife defiles the bed

First Line:
If't's asked why since the wife defiles the bed
Last Line:
The husband wears the horns cause he's the head
DMI number:
7753

97. Kind Katherine kissed her husband with these words

First Line:
Kind Katherine kissed her husband with these words
Last Line:
But always loved best her own sweet will
Author:
Henry Parrot (Absolute)
DMI number:
12445

98. Lady Bridget at church on the conjugal day

First Line:
Lady Bridget at church on the conjugal day
Last Line:
For ever the night pass I will make her cry o
DMI number:
37942

99. Let me but have a wife whatever she be

First Line:
Let me but have a wife whatever she be
Last Line:
Is not cause those want goodness but these wit
Author:
Daniel Baker (Absolute)
DMI number:
5345

100. 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