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1. A justice walking over the frozen Thames

First Line:
A justice walking over the frozen Thames
Last Line:
I prithee help me over on thy back
DMI number:
13071

2. A reason why we love

First Line:
A reason why we love
Last Line:
That love has reason
DMI number:
22015

3. A prison is a house of care

First Line:
A prison is a house of care
Last Line:
No place for men to thrive
DMI number:
43768

4. A prodigal's an ass

First Line:
A prodigal's an ass
Last Line:
As those which he has not
DMI number:
8167

5. 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

6. Ah grant me fair one all I crave

First Line:
Ah grant me fair one all I crave
Last Line:
Believe me is my love for you
DMI number:
21983

7. All flesh is frail poor Aldus knows

First Line:
All flesh is frail poor Aldus knows
Last Line:
And proved the doctor's maxim true
DMI number:
12738

8. Alas poor Aeschylus unlucky dog

First Line:
Alas poor Aeschylus unlucky dog
Last Line:
Whom once a lobster killed and now a log
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
2762

9. All Scotland may stare and all England may rail

First Line:
All Scotland may stare and all England may rail
Last Line:
When required in the administration
DMI number:
32174

10. Among these chiefs of British race

First Line:
Among these chiefs of British race
Last Line:
The structure was his own
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22441

11. An elderly lady whose bulky squat figure

First Line:
An elderly lady whose bulky squat figure
Last Line:
As she came with a hoop she is gone with a hollow
DMI number:
2650

12. All that of love can be expressed

First Line:
All that of love can be expressed
Last Line:
It must be read in me
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22322

13. Arachne once as poets tell

First Line:
Arachne once as poets tell
Last Line:
Who rival both her art and wit
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
22577

14. 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

15. Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed

First Line:
Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed
Last Line:
Find a quiet and blessed habitation
DMI number:
33963

16. Before Apollo's shrine I prayed

First Line:
Before Apollo's shrine I prayed
Last Line:
Go ask if Prior's still alive
DMI number:
3119

17. Biblis does solitude admire

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

18. Blakeney we praise and Byng we blame

First Line:
Blakeney we praise and Byng we blame
Last Line:
Blakeney's sole fear is life without it
DMI number:
33183

19. Blessed be the princes who have fought

First Line:
Blessed be the princes who have fought
Last Line:
That happiness is but opinion
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12389

20. Both make the public good thier plea

First Line:
Both make the public good thier plea
Last Line:
Both want the loaves and fishes
DMI number:
26966

21. Bone and skin two millers thin

First Line:
Bone and skin two millers thin
Last Line:
That flesh and blood can't bear it
Author:
John Byrom (Absolute)
DMI number:
24728

22. Books of science when you print

First Line:
Books of science when you print
Last Line:
And to your bodies add a soul
DMI number:
15717

23. Belinda's perfections strike all with surprize

First Line:
Belinda's perfections strike all with surprize
Last Line:
Even dunces themselves to write verses
DMI number:
23560

24. 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

25. C----l let me advise you whatever betides

First Line:
C----l let me advise you whatever betides
Last Line:
So pray keep the third for your own
DMI number:
15838

26. Burnet and Ducket friends in spite

First Line:
Burnet and Ducket friends in spite
Last Line:
For both heads are but tails
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
2772

27. Cassandra from her spark received

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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Chloe brisk and gay appears

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

31. Chloe loves only me she vows

First Line:
Chloe loves only me she vows
Last Line:
And gain himself promotion
DMI number:
12754

32. Celsus takes off by dint of skill

First Line:
Celsus takes off by dint of skill
Last Line:
Your plate without a plaster
DMI number:
28941

33. Charles's vigilance makes full amends for poor Stephen

First Line:
Charles's vigilance makes full amends for poor Stephen
Last Line:
He has three of them now in the stocks
DMI number:
37954

34. 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

35. 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

36. Chloe's true name says Frank declare

First Line:
Chloe's true name says Frank declare
Last Line:
They covet praise from you
DMI number:
22045

37. Colin was married in all haste

First Line:
Colin was married in all haste
Last Line:
He hath himself undone
DMI number:
18844

38. Curio tis plain by all these motto's

First Line:
Curio tis plain by all these motto's
Last Line:
But oh preserve my weeds
DMI number:
33398

39. 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

40. Cries Celia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
You cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
17632

41. Cries Celia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Celia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
They cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
19289

42. Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean

First Line:
Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean
Last Line:
They cannot find a priest
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
30615

43. Cupid one day asked his mother

First Line:
Cupid one day asked his mother
Last Line:
Her's with Cupid's charms may suit
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
12734

44. Depend not upon verse for fame

First Line:
Depend not upon verse for fame
Last Line:
And B---y was thy foe
DMI number:
2743

45. Depend not upon verse for fame

First Line:
Depend not upon verse for fame
Last Line:
And Bentley was thy foe
DMI number:
24710

46. Diaulus late who void of skill

First Line:
Diaulus late who void of skill
Last Line:
Than cater for the grave
DMI number:
33030

47. Did Jove descend and thus unveil

First Line:
Did Jove descend and thus unveil
Last Line:
To view the monarch of the skies
DMI number:
32971

48. 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

49. Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes

First Line:
Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes
Last Line:
That runs his link full in my face
Author:
Charles Sackville (Absolute)
DMI number:
27821

50. 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