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1. 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

2. Acon and Leonilla Acon's mother

First Line:
Acon and Leonilla Acon's mother
Last Line:
Then she'll have two good eyes and thou'lt have none
DMI number:
3003

3. An half-blind boy born of an half-blind mother

First Line:
An half-blind boy born of an half-blind mother
Last Line:
The queen of beauty thou the god of love
DMI number:
11828

4. Did you never see the cozened daw

First Line:
Did you never see the cozened daw
Last Line:
If pleasing and have colour for our own
DMI number:
3892

5. 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

6. Fine madam Would-be wherefore should you fear

First Line:
Fine madam Would-be wherefore should you fear
Last Line:
Of the not born yet buried here's the tomb
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
12588

7. Fair half-blind boy born of an half-blind mother

First Line:
Fair half-blind boy born of an half-blind mother
Last Line:
The queen of beauty thou the god of love
DMI number:
12585

8. Fair pattern of our youth how you improve

First Line:
Fair pattern of our youth how you improve
Last Line:
A portion these far greater than a throne
DMI number:
12963

9. Her friars holy Rome does Fathers call

First Line:
Her friars holy Rome does Fathers call
Last Line:
Few have more daughters or more sons than they
DMI number:
15823

10. His whole estate thy father by his will

First Line:
His whole estate thy father by his will
Last Line:
Gave to the poor thou hast good title still
Author:
John Donne (Absolute)
DMI number:
32418

11. How weak's that parent whose untimely care

First Line:
How weak's that parent whose untimely care
Last Line:
Enjoyment soonest makes the passion cease
DMI number:
12841

12. Hyde though in agonies her graces keeps

First Line:
Hyde though in agonies her graces keeps
Last Line:
But her bright offspring is the cheerful morn
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
4288

13. In charming infancy's disguise

First Line:
In charming infancy's disguise
Last Line:
The brightness of his mother's eyes
DMI number:
8940

14. Mother or maid I pray you whether

First Line:
Mother or maid I pray you whether
Last Line:
And free me from this new suspence
DMI number:
5495

15. Nokes went he thought to Stikes's wife to bed

First Line:
Nokes went he thought to Stikes's wife to bed
Last Line:
To be allowed legitimate or not
DMI number:
12728

16. Nokes went he thought to Styles's wife to bed

First Line:
Nokes went he thought to Styles's wife to bed
Last Line:
To be allowed legitimate or not
DMI number:
14617

17. No longer Orpheus shall thy sacred strains

First Line:
No longer Orpheus shall thy sacred strains
Last Line:
If thus a goddess could not save her own
DMI number:
13745

18. Offspring of a tuneful sire

First Line:
Offspring of a tuneful sire
Last Line:
With his wit and with her eyes
Author:
Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
4260

19. Peculiar blessings bear the shortest date

First Line:
Peculiar blessings bear the shortest date
Last Line:
Of too refined a substance to grow old
DMI number:
17593

20. Philip of Macedon for fear

First Line:
Philip of Macedon for fear
Last Line:
Remember sir you're but a boy
DMI number:
24801

21. Quoth Ld Gr to his son boy thy frolic and place

First Line:
Quoth Ld Gr to his son boy thy frolic and place
Last Line:
You're doing behind what I did fore the curtain
DMI number:
23182

22. Sage woods though many a dark affair

First Line:
Sage woods though many a dark affair
Last Line:
The mother's longings mark the boy
DMI number:
26576

23. The Latian dame a prison's nightly guest

First Line:
The Latian dame a prison's nightly guest
Last Line:
Than cherish life in him who gave it her
DMI number:
32257

24. The Thracian infant entering into life

First Line:
The Thracian infant entering into life
Last Line:
This Thracian ignorance may teach the wise
DMI number:
12729

25. Thou hast a daughter Paulus I am told

First Line:
Thou hast a daughter Paulus I am told
Last Line:
Make thee no holy but a happy father
DMI number:
17380

26. Though pappa and mamma my dear

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

27. Though my wife is as honest as no woman more

First Line:
Though my wife is as honest as no woman more
Last Line:
I never could get more than the sign of a sun
DMI number:
32430

28. Vainly do poets sing Astrea fled

First Line:
Vainly do poets sing Astrea fled
Last Line:
That innocence and love are still below
DMI number:
6034

29. When on his back through hostile swords and fire

First Line:
When on his back through hostile swords and fire
Last Line:
Death seized his wife and the good man was freed
DMI number:
16698

30. While the fierce beadle's brat does loudly bawl

First Line:
While the fierce beadle's brat does loudly bawl
Last Line:
The son is harmless but the father's feared
DMI number:
9444

31. When wedded Nan was brought to bed

First Line:
When wedded Nan was brought to bed
Last Line:
What twas to be a mother
DMI number:
36059

32. While both attract by equal charms

First Line:
While both attract by equal charms
Last Line:
Like Mahomet suspended
DMI number:
25362

33. While freedom lies bleeding O fatal mishap

First Line:
While freedom lies bleeding O fatal mishap
Last Line:
The K- sits at ease in the lap of his mother
DMI number:
38516

34. With sobbing voice upon his death bed sick

First Line:
With sobbing voice upon his death bed sick
Last Line:
Some friend I hope will write here lies another
DMI number:
38668

35. With her offspring around as she sat at a feast

First Line:
With her offspring around as she sat at a feast
Last Line:
The branches thrive best when the root's under ground
DMI number:
21699