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1. A scullion wench had wit at will

First Line:
A scullion wench had wit at will
Last Line:
Except tis in the skull
DMI number:
33962

2. At Barton's feet the god of love

First Line:
At Barton's feet the god of love
Last Line:
And takes the nymph to be his mother
DMI number:
4266

3. Biblis does solitude admire

First Line:
Biblis does solitude admire
Last Line:
She sighs and lets that spark go out
DMI number:
16333

4. Cassandra from her spark received

First Line:
Cassandra from her spark received
Last Line:
By causing a miscarriage
DMI number:
32258

5. Chloe a coquet in her prime

First Line:
Chloe a coquet in her prime
Last Line:
Rust to a point and fix at last
Author:
Jonas Rolfe (Speculation)
DMI number:
1549

6. Chloe a jilt when in her prime

First Line:
Chloe a jilt when in her prime
Last Line:
Rust to a point and fix at last
DMI number:
24566

7. Chloe brisk and gay appears

First Line:
Chloe brisk and gay appears
Last Line:
But Chloe won't to me
DMI number:
20715

8. Chloe's a jilt which ah too soon I know

First Line:
Chloe's a jilt which ah too soon I know
Last Line:
Her sex would think her faultlessness a fault
DMI number:
22024

9. Chloe's the wonder of her sex

First Line:
Chloe's the wonder of her sex
Last Line:
A boundless will to ease us
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12570

10. Could Grecian masters from the shades return

First Line:
Could Grecian masters from the shades return
Last Line:
And this Belle Venus conquers every heart
DMI number:
4286

11. Empire the daughter and the sire divide

First Line:
Empire the daughter and the sire divide
Last Line:
To him our minds to her our hearts submit
DMI number:
4261

12. Doris a widow past her prime

First Line:
Doris a widow past her prime
Last Line:
One's gone nor can she get another
DMI number:
12607

13. Dutry that soul-inspiring fair

First Line:
Dutry that soul-inspiring fair
Last Line:
To virtue's purer praise
DMI number:
13503

14. Drink on my friends drink yeoman dry

First Line:
Drink on my friends drink yeoman dry
Last Line:
Beata gives a toast
DMI number:
3033

15. Fair Dunch's eyes such radiant glances dart

First Line:
Fair Dunch's eyes such radiant glances dart
Last Line:
Where Churchill's sweetness softens Godfrey's fire
DMI number:
4279

16. Flat contradictions wage in Bolton war

First Line:
Flat contradictions wage in Bolton war
Last Line:
For freedom but for slavery her eyes
DMI number:
4263

17. From her own native France as old Alison past

First Line:
From her own native France as old Alison past
Last Line:
Her lady's complexion and eyebrows at Calais
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12393

18. Go lovely flower in all thy pride

First Line:
Go lovely flower in all thy pride
Last Line:
In ecstacies must die
DMI number:
34741

19. Had she been first of womankind

First Line:
Had she been first of womankind
Last Line:
Had never created more
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
35713

20. Her voice is as clear as the stream

First Line:
Her voice is as clear as the stream
Last Line:
But her promise as sure as a gun
DMI number:
38118

21. How old may Phyllis be you ask

First Line:
How old may Phyllis be you ask
Last Line:
And Phyllis is some forty-three
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12489

22. 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

23. In her such dazzling charms unite

First Line:
In her such dazzling charms unite
Last Line:
Except her killing eyes
DMI number:
11899

24. In Jane the charms of wit I proved

First Line:
In Jane the charms of wit I proved
Last Line:
As heard and understood
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
35221

25. In vain lovely creature you show me your art

First Line:
In vain lovely creature you show me your art
Last Line:
Makes others seem trifling at best
DMI number:
33243

26. Joan vows to hearten timorous youth

First Line:
Joan vows to hearten timorous youth
Last Line:
Joan does believe she saw the devil
DMI number:
24805

27. My mistress I've lost it is true

First Line:
My mistress I've lost it is true
Last Line:
I could not have called myself master
DMI number:
24833

28. I little thought the time would ever be

First Line:
I little thought the time would ever be
Last Line:
To womankind epitomized in you
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
12398

29. Mira is all the world to me

First Line:
Mira is all the world to me
Last Line:
Mira is all the world to me
DMI number:
214

30. Lucasia never blush to own

First Line:
Lucasia never blush to own
Last Line:
In that fair box of ivory
DMI number:
16233

31. Lucetta's charms our hearts surprise

First Line:
Lucetta's charms our hearts surprise
Last Line:
But in her voice his thunder
DMI number:
26604

32. No colours laid by pen on

First Line:
No colours laid by pen on
Last Line:
May paint the beauty of the fair
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
31053

33. No colours laid by pencil on

First Line:
No colours laid by pencil on
Last Line:
May paint the splendor of the fair
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Speculation)
DMI number:
148

34. Prithee old Ruga paint give over

First Line:
Prithee old Ruga paint give over
Last Line:
And Ruga in faith you'd less offend
DMI number:
16687

35. Poor Jo still jovial brisk and gay

First Line:
Poor Jo still jovial brisk and gay
Last Line:
I almost cry for him
DMI number:
36898

36. Say lovely Fanny lewd and fair

First Line:
Say lovely Fanny lewd and fair
Last Line:
But are a charming sinner
DMI number:
25181

37. Selinda never appears till night

First Line:
Selinda never appears till night
Last Line:
Her presence may supply the day
DMI number:
12609

38. Selinda sure's the brightest thing

First Line:
Selinda sure's the brightest thing
Last Line:
Dull and insipid to the smell
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11342

39. Seven times a day the just men sin

First Line:
Seven times a day the just men sin
Last Line:
Ay but no sage can tell how often
DMI number:
12239

40. She strung the bow and to the head

First Line:
She strung the bow and to the head
Last Line:
Content herself with man
DMI number:
24820

41. So many charms Di Kirk surround

First Line:
So many charms Di Kirk surround
Last Line:
As love darts home though blind
DMI number:
4293

42. Stella and Flavia every hour

First Line:
Stella and Flavia every hour
Last Line:
Will give to Stella more
Author:
Laetitia Pilkington [nee van Lewen] (Confident) & Mary Barber (Confident)
DMI number:
25170

43. Thais her teeth are black and nought

First Line:
Thais her teeth are black and nought
Last Line:
The other wears her own
Author:
Martial (Absolute) & R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
12387

44. That artful speck upon her face

First Line:
That artful speck upon her face
Last Line:
And she in mercy placed it there
DMI number:
15423

45. That little patch upon your face

First Line:
That little patch upon your face
Last Line:
And you in pity placed it there
DMI number:
12420

46. The golden hair that Galla wears

First Line:
The golden hair that Galla wears
Last Line:
For I know where she bought it
Author:
Sir John Harington (Confident)
DMI number:
12279

47. The envious snow comes down in haste

First Line:
The envious snow comes down in haste
Last Line:
And melts into a tear
DMI number:
24602

48. The bravest hero and the brightest dame

First Line:
The bravest hero and the brightest dame
Last Line:
The awful thunder and the gentle dew
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
4283

49. The vainly anxious Myra leaves

First Line:
The vainly anxious Myra leaves
Last Line:
Her eyes would bribe them were they saints
DMI number:
23101

50. Thou artful speck upon her face

First Line:
Thou artful speck upon her face
Last Line:
And she in mercy placed it there
DMI number:
5065

51. Unrivalled Nicholas whose victorious eyes

First Line:
Unrivalled Nicholas whose victorious eyes
Last Line:
To rule their wines and passion's mighty tide
DMI number:
4296

52. Well may suspicion shake its head

First Line:
Well may suspicion shake its head
Last Line:
Her very shoes because they're fellows
DMI number:
33086

53. Well then since deaf to all I've said

First Line:
Well then since deaf to all I've said
Last Line:
Can you be more accursed
DMI number:
24627

54. When ancient Bess was England's queen

First Line:
When ancient Bess was England's queen
Last Line:
And push us into bed
DMI number:
36863

55. 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

56. Who can the matchless Devonshire survey

First Line:
Who can the matchless Devonshire survey
Last Line:
And framed a finished pattern for mankind
DMI number:
37879

57. With a warm skeleton so near

First Line:
With a warm skeleton so near
Last Line:
Who is made up of only bone
DMI number:
16701