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1. 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

2. A robber on a captain popped

First Line:
A robber on a captain popped
Last Line:
By soldiers run away
DMI number:
25027

3. As well might lambs the lions den surround

First Line:
As well might lambs the lions den surround
Last Line:
The men defend the walls and not the walls the men
DMI number:
5238

4. Armed with a fly flap in a warlike rage

First Line:
Armed with a fly flap in a warlike rage
Last Line:
Not one poor fly to draw his chariot's left
DMI number:
5831

5. As when the swan a mournful dirge does sing

First Line:
As when the swan a mournful dirge does sing
Last Line:
The ruins we behold in Ramillies
DMI number:
6058

6. 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

7. Behold in peace and war a monarch great

First Line:
Behold in peace and war a monarch great
Last Line:
And seen his lilies dim their eagle's eye
DMI number:
8978

8. Bold Glacidas employed as scout to view

First Line:
Bold Glacidas employed as scout to view
Last Line:
Enough to take enough to run away
DMI number:
6223

9. By various means the immortal Homer seeks

First Line:
By various means the immortal Homer seeks
Last Line:
Ulysses wanders and Achilles fights
DMI number:
5072

10. 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

11. Byng to St Philip's dared not venture near

First Line:
Byng to St Philip's dared not venture near
Last Line:
Byng should have sent to borrow Blakeney's heart
DMI number:
33158

12. Caesar the infant unarmed Gauls subdued

First Line:
Caesar the infant unarmed Gauls subdued
Last Line:
But Marlborough conquered what they neither could
DMI number:
5304

13. Captain by wars some people got not one thing

First Line:
Captain by wars some people got not one thing
Last Line:
Loose both your legs you'll lose but eighteen pence
DMI number:
5296

14. Britain at length her wrath declares

First Line:
Britain at length her wrath declares
Last Line:
Let Bourbon tremble at the alliance
DMI number:
33385

15. Cries Blakeney to Byng as he kept at a distance

First Line:
Cries Blakeney to Byng as he kept at a distance
Last Line:
Let me scape but the gun I can buy off the rope
DMI number:
33171

16. Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand

First Line:
Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Should give away all that his father won
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
41919

17. 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

18. From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought

First Line:
From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought
Last Line:
He's not the statue but the soul of fame
DMI number:
7022

19. For other princes let the abbey be

First Line:
For other princes let the abbey be
Last Line:
Westminster-Hall's a monument for thee
DMI number:
5123

20. For shame ye bold Britains what makes you so mad

First Line:
For shame ye bold Britains what makes you so mad
Last Line:
The work in another campaign would be done
DMI number:
6190

21. For Agathon in fighting fields renowned

First Line:
For Agathon in fighting fields renowned
Last Line:
Ever perished in the thunder of the field
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27414

22. From parting clouds the German eagle brings

First Line:
From parting clouds the German eagle brings
Last Line:
Twill never thrive since heaven and earth oppose
Author:
H. Denne (Speculation)
DMI number:
3898

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 Marlborough's troops in Gaul no better fought

First Line:
Had Marlborough's troops in Gaul no better fought
Last Line:
The cock had drove the lion from the field
DMI number:
16945

25. His calling's peace and yet his name sounds war

First Line:
His calling's peace and yet his name sounds war
Last Line:
For such a war becomes a man of peace
DMI number:
6057

26. 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

27. His house and kingdom let Braganza boast

First Line:
His house and kingdom let Braganza boast
Last Line:
But all's in vain when once his land is lost
DMI number:
5108

28. In the lord's house for peace the B---s pray

First Line:
In the lord's house for peace the B---s pray
Last Line:
But in the temple of the law turns whore
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7973

29. In ancient times the roman laws decreed

First Line:
In ancient times the roman laws decreed
Last Line:
Small's the reward for him who saves our horse
DMI number:
31317

30. In Anna's wars immortal Churchill rose

First Line:
In Anna's wars immortal Churchill rose
Last Line:
Who hurls unmatched the thunderbolts of wit
DMI number:
29994

31. In our accounts tis something rare

First Line:
In our accounts tis something rare
Last Line:
Since none know yet what's wrong or right
DMI number:
18090

32. Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree

First Line:
Jove Neptune Pluto when they did agree
Last Line:
That world which now cannot suffice two men
DMI number:
17415

33. It is presumption in you to contend

First Line:
It is presumption in you to contend
Last Line:
And wisely yield as did to Leake Tholouse
DMI number:
6084

34. 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

35. Like Alexander Celia spends her power

First Line:
Like Alexander Celia spends her power
Last Line:
First conquers towns then sets those towns on fire
Author:
William Pattison (Absolute)
DMI number:
34061

36. My lord | Had I your fire and genius I would write

First Line:
My lord | Had I your fire and genius I would write
Last Line:
Breaks envy's teeth and bursts the cheeks of fame
DMI number:
5135

37. I'll list for a soldier says Robin to Sue

First Line:
I'll list for a soldier says Robin to Sue
Last Line:
I'll raise the mean while fresh recruits
DMI number:
31362

38. If through fear of disgrace into danger we run

First Line:
If through fear of disgrace into danger we run
Last Line:
And no braver men in the world than the blue
DMI number:
18271

39. Less shall proud Rome her ancient trophies boast

First Line:
Less shall proud Rome her ancient trophies boast
Last Line:
And Anson's spoils are from a tribute World
DMI number:
24520

40. Let Britain boast no nations can compare

First Line:
Let Britain boast no nations can compare
Last Line:
We fly from fighting but they fighting fly
Author:
Samuel Phillips (Confident)
DMI number:
5152

41. Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield

First Line:
Minerva's grove contains the favoured shield
Last Line:
That guarded Python in the bloody field
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27520

42. Low in this marble cavern lies

First Line:
Low in this marble cavern lies
Last Line:
His falchion in the coward's blood to stain
Author:
Edward Burnaby Greene (Speculation)
DMI number:
31483

43. Never dare draw me without reason shown

First Line:
Never dare draw me without reason shown
Last Line:
Teach heroes courage and give law to kings
DMI number:
18266

44. Now love and war the self same art are grown

First Line:
Now love and war the self same art are grown
Last Line:
She'll faintly quarter cry allow her more
DMI number:
5125

45. O had B like old Blakeney been dipped in the Shannon

First Line:
O had B like old Blakeney been dipped in the Shannon
Last Line:
That he left them to battle it with old Tipperary
DMI number:
33159

46. Pallas the beauteous goddess armed beheld

First Line:
Pallas the beauteous goddess armed beheld
Last Line:
And if th' have eyes I'm sure to gain the cause
DMI number:
6063

47. Our god and soldiers we alike adore

First Line:
Our god and soldiers we alike adore
Last Line:
Our god's forgotten and our soldiers slighted
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
26993

48. On the banks of the Main as our soldiers were walking

First Line:
On the banks of the Main as our soldiers were walking
Last Line:
And your Maison du Roy he be gone to review
DMI number:
18075

49. Persons and things may differ in their name

First Line:
Persons and things may differ in their name
Last Line:
In one word - Marlborough - are all contained
DMI number:
5866

50. Quoth the marshal Culote with an ill-natured smile

First Line:
Quoth the marshal Culote with an ill-natured smile
Last Line:
If you call in remembrance the kick on the a-se
DMI number:
21711