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1. A day an hour of virtuous liberty

First Line:
A day an hour of virtuous liberty
Last Line:
Is worth a whole eternity in bondage
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
19296

2. A deadly fear over all his vitals reigns

First Line:
A deadly fear over all his vitals reigns
Last Line:
And his chilled blood hangs curdled in his veins
DMI number:
39570

3. A dose less hot had burst through ribs of iron

First Line:
A dose less hot had burst through ribs of iron
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20350

4. A dower my lords disgrace not so your king

First Line:
A dower my lords disgrace not so your king
Last Line:
As is fair Margaret he be linked in love
DMI number:
40718

5. A drab of state a cloth of silver flirt

First Line:
A drab of state a cloth of silver flirt
Last Line:
Break ice in one place it will crack in more
DMI number:
41575

6. A dread eternity how surely mine

First Line:
A dread eternity how surely mine
Last Line:
Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour
DMI number:
34184

7. A dreadful din was wont

First Line:
A dreadful din was wont
Last Line:
Of grim and ghastly executioners
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
20424

8. A dreadful plague from angry Juno came

First Line:
A dreadful plague from angry Juno came
Last Line:
To fill your sails and favour your intent
Author:
William Stonestreet (Absolute)
DMI number:
4174

9. A dream overtook me at my waking hour

First Line:
A dream overtook me at my waking hour
Last Line:
And some overpowering god continues sleep
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
18695

10. A drudge may find more corners in the house

First Line:
A drudge may find more corners in the house
Last Line:
Where I shall plant my golden batteries
Author:
Sir Ralph Freeman (Absolute)
DMI number:
13818

11. A dumb dead corpse we saw

First Line:
A dumb dead corpse we saw
Last Line:
All save the flesh the sinew and the vein
Author:
Thomas Sackville (Absolute)
DMI number:
14406

12. A dungeon horrible on all sides round

First Line:
A dungeon horrible on all sides round
Last Line:
That comes to all
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
34236

13. A father that implies presiding care

First Line:
A father that implies presiding care
Last Line:
Whatever they needs require
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20227

14. A father's curse has wings

First Line:
A father's curse has wings
Last Line:
And sink thee down for ever
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
18589

15. A fault doth never with remorse

First Line:
A fault doth never with remorse
Last Line:
Our error doth reprove
Author:
Samuel Brandon (Absolute)
DMI number:
14637

16. A faultless monster which the world never saw

First Line:
A faultless monster which the world never saw
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10459

17. A faultless sonnet finished thus would be

First Line:
A faultless sonnet finished thus would be
Last Line:
Worth tedious volumes of loose poetry
DMI number:
10398

18. A flood of tenderness comes over my soul

First Line:
A flood of tenderness comes over my soul
Last Line:
That hurt your peace and quench your eyes in tears
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18483

19. A fluttering dove to the mast's top they tie

First Line:
A fluttering dove to the mast's top they tie
Last Line:
And vanish into wind or in a blaze decay
DMI number:
39199

20. A fog that steaming from the mouth of hell

First Line:
A fog that steaming from the mouth of hell
Last Line:
Doubles the native horrors of the night
Author:
John Dennis (Absolute)
DMI number:
20056