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1. A cap and bells for him produce

First Line:
A cap and bells for him produce
Last Line:
Some good tight hempen halters
DMI number:
36076

2. A hare you in season presented to us

First Line:
A hare you in season presented to us
Last Line:
For the sauce and the supper will suit to a hair
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
26932

3. A knife dear girl cuts love they say

First Line:
A knife dear girl cuts love they say
Last Line:
Save only cut and come again
DMI number:
36063

4. A soul as full of worth as void of pride

First Line:
A soul as full of worth as void of pride
Last Line:
If not 'tis I must be ashamed of you
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
26108

5. A spending hand that always poureth out

First Line:
A spending hand that always poureth out
Last Line:
And coin to keep as water in a flue
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
49368

6. A squire who long had fed on ale

First Line:
A squire who long had fed on ale
Last Line:
My flesh was good and picks my bones
Author:
Mary Jones (Absolute)
DMI number:
23669

7. A salmon's belly Helluo was thy fate

First Line:
A salmon's belly Helluo was thy fate
Last Line:
Oh save my country heaven shall be your last
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
37129

8. A lady thus her maid addressed

First Line:
A lady thus her maid addressed
Last Line:
When all who see admire
DMI number:
38042

9. A late epistle having chose

First Line:
A late epistle having chose
Last Line:
For every booby that can write
DMI number:
19786

10. Ah friend to dazzle let the vain design

First Line:
Ah friend to dazzle let the vain design
Last Line:
And mistress of herself though China fall
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31286

11. Ah gentle hero little dost thou prove

First Line:
Ah gentle hero little dost thou prove
Last Line:
But swear it's constant and that you're unkind | Leander
DMI number:
37981

12. Ah Mariana what in anger still

First Line:
Ah Mariana what in anger still
Last Line:
I'll live and die with you and none beside
DMI number:
8563

13. Ah must I lose my dearest Kitty

First Line:
Ah must I lose my dearest Kitty
Last Line:
My dearest Kitty from my love
DMI number:
23046

14. All are but parts of one stupendous whole

First Line:
All are but parts of one stupendous whole
Last Line:
He fills he bounds connects and equals all
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29843

15. All hail sweet poet and full of more strong fire

First Line:
All hail sweet poet and full of more strong fire
Last Line:
All the world's lion though I be thy ape
Author:
John Donne (Absolute)
DMI number:
9201

16. All health fair nymph thy Paris sends to thee

First Line:
All health fair nymph thy Paris sends to thee
Last Line:
And all I promise you in Troy shall find
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
5713

17. Accept dear girl the trifle that I send

First Line:
Accept dear girl the trifle that I send
Last Line:
And may amuse you at your leisure hours
DMI number:
33813

18. Accept dear Hal and kindly use

First Line:
Accept dear Hal and kindly use
Last Line:
May the itch of writing leave my friend
DMI number:
10060

19. Accept my lord the tribute which I bring

First Line:
Accept my lord the tribute which I bring
Last Line:
And find not Timon but a Ch-nd-s there
DMI number:
19702

20. Admire not dear knight

First Line:
Admire not dear knight
Last Line:
De mortuis nil nisi bonum
Author:
Mr Whiteford (Absolute)
DMI number:
36041

21. Advice that opposes a passion like thine

First Line:
Advice that opposes a passion like thine
Last Line:
And leave her to bow down to the calf
DMI number:
35949

22. Ah wretched maid those heart felt sighs forbear

First Line:
Ah wretched maid those heart felt sighs forbear
Last Line:
I faint I die eternally farewell
DMI number:
33798

23. Alas dear Pettius for a few months past

First Line:
Alas dear Pettius for a few months past
Last Line:
Nothing but a third tempting she can break the chain
DMI number:
5841

24. Alas it is impossible to tell

First Line:
Alas it is impossible to tell
Last Line:
Farewell oh pity me thou lovely man farewell
DMI number:
8474

25. Alex | For your ungodly letter

First Line:
Alex | For your ungodly letter
Last Line:
And let no more your follies guide you | But trust your friend and servant J D
DMI number:
4744

26. After much hiding sir and dodging

First Line:
After much hiding sir and dodging
Last Line:
Jove will himself descend in water
DMI number:
33564

27. After those revered papers whose souls is

First Line:
After those revered papers whose souls is
Last Line:
In length and ease are alike every where
DMI number:
43358

28. After those reverend papers whose soul is

First Line:
After those reverend papers whose soul is
Last Line:
In length and ease are alike every where
Author:
John Donne (Absolute)
DMI number:
9212

29. After venting all my spite

First Line:
After venting all my spite
Last Line:
I to laugh and you grow wise
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
11316

30. Again I urge my old objection

First Line:
Again I urge my old objection
Last Line:
I sit to represent the King
Author:
Robert Lloyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
32358

31. Agreed we change the male I'm grown

First Line:
Agreed we change the male I'm grown
Last Line:
To lady Jemmy dwindles
DMI number:
24510

32. Ah Celia why this cruel scorn

First Line:
Ah Celia why this cruel scorn
Last Line:
Nor feel the least decay of love
DMI number:
24301

33. A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod

First Line:
A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod
Last Line:
An honest man's the noblest work of God
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
33694

34. A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod

First Line:
A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod
Last Line:
But an honest man's the noblest work of God
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
33649

35. A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod

First Line:
A wit's a feather and a chief's a rod
Last Line:
Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30028

36. A wretch in smoky Dublin pent

First Line:
A wretch in smoky Dublin pent
Last Line:
Who into being spake them all
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11544

37. A youth once free and happy now a slave

First Line:
A youth once free and happy now a slave
Last Line:
Smiles when he weeps and frowns when he complains
DMI number:
3699

38. And zo az I told thee before my dear wife

First Line:
And zo az I told thee before my dear wife
Last Line:
Of your ever sincere and affectionate Inkle
Author:
Christopher Anstey (Absolute)
DMI number:
38690

39. Among the well bred natives of our isle

First Line:
Among the well bred natives of our isle
Last Line:
We'll wish you still the gout if still you write
Author:
Robert Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
33610

40. And how and how hast thou cried quittance

First Line:
And how and how hast thou cried quittance
Last Line:
Good morrow that's the time of the day
Author:
James Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
42492

41. All your strong arguments no proof produce

First Line:
All your strong arguments no proof produce
Last Line:
And lose the unfriendly terms of mine and thine
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
17474

42. Along with me in Oxford-groves confined

First Line:
Along with me in Oxford-groves confined
Last Line:
He mourns for her who mourns for Addison
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
12003

43. Am I or am I not imprudent

First Line:
Am I or am I not imprudent
Last Line:
And you should slight who once did love her
DMI number:
36659

44. Amidst the pleasures that attend

First Line:
Amidst the pleasures that attend
Last Line:
Who am your servant and your friend
DMI number:
33842

45. As nature does in newborn infants frame

First Line:
As nature does in newborn infants frame
Last Line:
You for improving wit and he for war
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:
4844

46. As the soul stripped of mortal clay

First Line:
As the soul stripped of mortal clay
Last Line:
At once to purest gold
DMI number:
17185

47. As those who frequently resort

First Line:
As those who frequently resort
Last Line:
Le H-nt and Daniel Wr-y esq
DMI number:
19584

48. As to some great and wealthy lord

First Line:
As to some great and wealthy lord
Last Line:
Can do such things most purely
DMI number:
10066

49. As papist when his restiff saint

First Line:
As papist when his restiff saint
Last Line:
To find your humble servant there
DMI number:
3881

50. As fierce invaders when they sack a state

First Line:
As fierce invaders when they sack a state
Last Line:
Those gave a goddess life and these restore
DMI number:
8042