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1. A monument on stable base

First Line:
A monument on stable base
Last Line:
The laurel wreath that decks Apollo's head
DMI number:
25609

2. A little languishing thou sentest to me

First Line:
A little languishing thou sentest to me
Last Line:
I scarcely then was sick but now am like to die
DMI number:
17388

3. Alike in temper and in life

First Line:
Alike in temper and in life
Last Line:
The devil's in it they don't agree
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27755

4. Acon his right Leonilla her left eye

First Line:
Acon his right Leonilla her left eye
Last Line:
So shall she Venus be thou god of love
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12586

5. All things finished now and ended

First Line:
All things finished now and ended
Last Line:
There's gall in the heart deceit in the deed
DMI number:
42011

6. Almighty power whose boundless sway

First Line:
Almighty power whose boundless sway
Last Line:
And let the Gaul once more our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26130

7. As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears

First Line:
As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears
Last Line:
Their prudence will an easy triumph gain
DMI number:
41851

8. At last thou antiquated whore

First Line:
At last thou antiquated whore
Last Line:
With rosary and psalter dangling at your side
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
7104

9. At length thou antiquated whore

First Line:
At length thou antiquated whore
Last Line:
With rosary and psalter dangling at your side
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
43426

10. As yesterday intent on love

First Line:
As yesterday intent on love
Last Line:
But skips and flutters round my heart
DMI number:
19130

11. B-- though with scraps of others wit

First Line:
B-- though with scraps of others wit
Last Line:
For silence can't like books be bought
DMI number:
12731

12. Between two thieves the just condemned to die

First Line:
Between two thieves the just condemned to die
Last Line:
For sins in the world he for the world's sins died
DMI number:
41894

13. Bevil that with your friend would roam

First Line:
Bevil that with your friend would roam
Last Line:
And here thy generous tear be paid
Author:
James Marriott (Absolute)
DMI number:
26249

14. Beville who with your friend would roam

First Line:
Beville who with your friend would roam
Last Line:
And here your generous tear be paid
Author:
James Marriott (Absolute)
DMI number:
25527

15. Blush not my friend to own the fire

First Line:
Blush not my friend to own the fire
Last Line:
Both all my flames and all your fears
DMI number:
25524

16. By a Ravenna vintner once betrayed

First Line:
By a Ravenna vintner once betrayed
Last Line:
The rascal fobbed me off with only wine
DMI number:
12362

17. But who can number every sandy grain

First Line:
But who can number every sandy grain
Last Line:
And tell how many hearts his bounteous virtues bless
DMI number:
30789

18. Cease these dread storms great sovereign of the air

First Line:
Cease these dread storms great sovereign of the air
Last Line:
With crowds of captives and with loads of spoils
DMI number:
26782

19. 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

20. Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit

First Line:
Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit
Last Line:
Hammering out paltry lines twelve times twelve hundred
DMI number:
9446