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1. A friend proposed to me a wife

First Line:
A friend proposed to me a wife
Last Line:
Their husbands know from other men
DMI number:
36730

2. A milk-white steed and brawling wife

First Line:
A milk-white steed and brawling wife
Last Line:
To make his sorows double
DMI number:
36891

3. 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

4. A whimsical pain has just caught me

First Line:
A whimsical pain has just caught me
Last Line:
The queen of our toast Molly Row
DMI number:
22725

5. Ah what avails how once appeared the fair

First Line:
Ah what avails how once appeared the fair
Last Line:
And thank their Gods that they were never whores
DMI number:
36064

6. Against the charms our B---- have

First Line:
Against the charms our B---- have
Last Line:
Her ---- a common shore
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
39645

7. A woman O curse that there is such a name

First Line:
A woman O curse that there is such a name
Last Line:
To trust him so soon with an arrow
DMI number:
5762

8. All pensive and sad and as grave as a cat

First Line:
All pensive and sad and as grave as a cat
Last Line:
That's once smit with the charms of Miss F-r
DMI number:
19880

9. And durst thou then insulting youth demand

First Line:
And durst thou then insulting youth demand
Last Line:
And learn to keep thee ere I make thee mine
DMI number:
35673

10. As Venus from her sphere surveyed

First Line:
As Venus from her sphere surveyed
Last Line:
A fond officious slave
DMI number:
2146

11. As on her bed Corinna lay

First Line:
As on her bed Corinna lay
Last Line:
Myself can bleed a friend
DMI number:
36842

12. As free as wanton winds I lived

First Line:
As free as wanton winds I lived
Last Line:
My letters made it good
DMI number:
43225

13. As Celia in her garden strayed

First Line:
As Celia in her garden strayed
Last Line:
She fires with endless love
DMI number:
16318

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. At Cynthia's feet I sighed I prayed

First Line:
At Cynthia's feet I sighed I prayed
Last Line:
And melted in his arms
DMI number:
8478

16. Attend ye nymphs and humble swains

First Line:
Attend ye nymphs and humble swains
Last Line:
And cannot be compared
DMI number:
2035

17. Aspasia Laura lovely pair

First Line:
Aspasia Laura lovely pair
Last Line:
Whom pomp and vanity surround
DMI number:
31597

18. Balda thou art of womankind

First Line:
Balda thou art of womankind
Last Line:
Then wash and go to bed
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Confident)
DMI number:
10970

19. Banks I reject thee for my muse

First Line:
Banks I reject thee for my muse
Last Line:
To pipe to one who will not dance
DMI number:
22532

20. Be merry free and kind

First Line:
Be merry free and kind
Last Line:
Be sure make stout resistance
DMI number:
25137

21. Beauty is but a short-lived flower

First Line:
Beauty is but a short-lived flower
Last Line:
Bloom in the morn at evening fade
DMI number:
12361

22. Biblis does solitude admire

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

23. Both high and low simple and wise

First Line:
Both high and low simple and wise
Last Line:
And all your paths are joy and peace
Author:
John Hall-Stevenson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37264

24. Behold the touchstone of true love

First Line:
Behold the touchstone of true love
Last Line:
To the joy of all good men
DMI number:
12082

25. Behold ye fair on every pane

First Line:
Behold ye fair on every pane
Last Line:
To youths of secrecy and sense
Author:
George Huddesford (Confident)
DMI number:
33442

26. Belinda blooming tender maid

First Line:
Belinda blooming tender maid
Last Line:
What angel's tongue can speak the rest
DMI number:
102

27. Belinda with affected mien

First Line:
Belinda with affected mien
Last Line:
Her sister frowns in vain
DMI number:
12662

28. Belinda's sparkling wit and eyes

First Line:
Belinda's sparkling wit and eyes
Last Line:
So devil and Sir D--- take her
DMI number:
7141

29. Brunetta would in vain conceal

First Line:
Brunetta would in vain conceal
Last Line:
Might tempt a saint to wander
DMI number:
8263

30. Cassandra from her spark received

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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Chloe blushed and frowned and swore

First Line:
Chloe blushed and frowned and swore
Last Line:
Do what you will with Chloe
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
2610

34. Chloe brisk and gay appears

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

35. Chloe her thoughts has so expressed

First Line:
Chloe her thoughts has so expressed
Last Line:
But under Chloe's f--ck
DMI number:
35155

36. Chloe the wonder of her sex

First Line:
Chloe the wonder of her sex
Last Line:
A boundless will to ease us
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
20682

37. Celia be wise and so comply

First Line:
Celia be wise and so comply
Last Line:
Will cry old woman to your face
DMI number:
5257

38. Celia hence with affectation

First Line:
Celia hence with affectation
Last Line:
And because they love they sing
DMI number:
548

39. Celia in whose attractive smile

First Line:
Celia in whose attractive smile
Last Line:
And shine in endless day
DMI number:
229

40. Celia you strive in vain to hide

First Line:
Celia you strive in vain to hide
Last Line:
And counterfeit all day
DMI number:
8480

41. Celia's bright charms no more I'll choose

First Line:
Celia's bright charms no more I'll choose
Last Line:
And make it fashion to be wise
DMI number:
12876

42. Celio remains disconsolate

First Line:
Celio remains disconsolate
Last Line:
Phillis the falsest of her sex
DMI number:
44452

43. Chloe your sovereign charms I own

First Line:
Chloe your sovereign charms I own
Last Line:
Do you explain the rest
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15431

44. 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

45. 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

46. Clarinda loves the polished line

First Line:
Clarinda loves the polished line
Last Line:
Must pay her vows to love
DMI number:
35632

47. Clarissa piqued at Celia's scorn

First Line:
Clarissa piqued at Celia's scorn
Last Line:
Nor boast a form like thine
DMI number:
19617

48. Come and crown your lover's wishes

First Line:
Come and crown your lover's wishes
Last Line:
Which brocades would only hide
DMI number:
35979

49. Come mourn come mourn with me

First Line:
Come mourn come mourn with me
Last Line:
At length be brought to clay
DMI number:
11424

50. Come exert yourself Clio I pray

First Line:
Come exert yourself Clio I pray
Last Line:
Would rouse passion though buried in years
Author:
Richard Fitzpatrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
33899

51. Cupid with Ganymede to play

First Line:
Cupid with Ganymede to play
Last Line:
By G-- tis very bad sir
DMI number:
965

52. Cursed caterpillar filthy creature

First Line:
Cursed caterpillar filthy creature
Last Line:
The toilet makes 'em butterflies
DMI number:
3285

53. Custom alas does partial prove

First Line:
Custom alas does partial prove
Last Line:
Or give to mankind less
Author:
Francis Manning (Speculation) & Stephen Clay (Confident)
DMI number:
5937

54. Cosmelia first was seen at prayers

First Line:
Cosmelia first was seen at prayers
Last Line:
The little stars may brighter blaze
DMI number:
982

55. Cosmelia's charms inspire my lays

First Line:
Cosmelia's charms inspire my lays
Last Line:
Like Thisbe through a wall
Author:
Smythe||James Moore [alias Moore||James] (Confident)
DMI number:
12359

56. Cosmelia's charms inspire my lays

First Line:
Cosmelia's charms inspire my lays
Last Line:
Like Thisbe through the wall
Author:
Smythe||James Moore [alias Moore||James] (Confident)
DMI number:
2457

57. 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

58. Damon asked me but once and I faintly denied

First Line:
Damon asked me but once and I faintly denied
Last Line:
The swain that's in earnest allows for the sex
DMI number:
39

59. Daughter of God religion lend thine aid

First Line:
Daughter of God religion lend thine aid
Last Line:
There ever the Almighty's praises breathe
DMI number:
29012

60. Dear madam if you'll tell me plain

First Line:
Dear madam if you'll tell me plain
Last Line:
But from the measure and the motion
DMI number:
36909

61. Dear object of my tenderest care

First Line:
Dear object of my tenderest care
Last Line:
The wish to please will please for life
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
33887

62. Diana mournful for her husband dead

First Line:
Diana mournful for her husband dead
Last Line:
So in the grave inseparable she'll be
DMI number:
34156

63. 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

64. Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes

First Line:
Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes
Last Line:
That holds his link just in your face
Author:
Charles Sackville (Absolute)
DMI number:
5469

65. Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes

First Line:
Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes
Last Line:
That runs his link full in your face
Author:
Charles Sackville (Absolute)
DMI number:
3848

66. 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

67. Dutry that soul-inspiring fair

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

68. Delia thou dear coquette attend

First Line:
Delia thou dear coquette attend
Last Line:
And on that bosom to expire
DMI number:
33264

69. Dispose of our satiric strains

First Line:
Dispose of our satiric strains
Last Line:
Our muses rage no more
DMI number:
10049

70. 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

71. Fame of Dorinda's conquests brought

First Line:
Fame of Dorinda's conquests brought
Last Line:
Fond mortals of Dorinda's eyes
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
2452

72. Fame of Hermilia's conquest brought

First Line:
Fame of Hermilia's conquest brought
Last Line:
Fond mortals of Hermilia's eyes
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
15447

73. Farewell dear tyrant of my soul

First Line:
Farewell dear tyrant of my soul
Last Line:
In one great universal chain
DMI number:
11799

74. 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

75. Fair one let not show deceive ye

First Line:
Fair one let not show deceive ye
Last Line:
Vain were both if not enjoyed
DMI number:
2896

76. Fairest more white than falling snows

First Line:
Fairest more white than falling snows
Last Line:
But raise thy patient in thy arms
DMI number:
8249

77. Fairest nymph my delay

First Line:
Fairest nymph my delay
Last Line:
Ripened it better
DMI number:
43817

78. Forsake dear nymph this awkward dress

First Line:
Forsake dear nymph this awkward dress
Last Line:
To your fond votaries
DMI number:
12151

79. For forty odd though Lais pass

First Line:
For forty odd though Lais pass
Last Line:
How scorching was her noon
DMI number:
239

80. For God's sake nay dear sir

First Line:
For God's sake nay dear sir
Last Line:
Then perhaps I may bless you
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
16963

81. For beauty's sake though love doth dread thy might

First Line:
For beauty's sake though love doth dread thy might
Last Line:
The ruthless iron heart that will not break
DMI number:
49159

82. 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

83. Flavia's eyes like fires suppressed

First Line:
Flavia's eyes like fires suppressed
Last Line:
Another rages more
DMI number:
2678

84. Floria whilst your tuneful sound

First Line:
Floria whilst your tuneful sound
Last Line:
Because by force you are chaste
DMI number:
44426

85. Florinda's charming sweet and fair

First Line:
Florinda's charming sweet and fair
Last Line:
Tis hers and hers alone
DMI number:
10146

86. 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

87. From morn to night from day to day

First Line:
From morn to night from day to day
Last Line:
Then hush and be an angel quite
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
30980

88. From the first hour I viewed thy face

First Line:
From the first hour I viewed thy face
Last Line:
One ever can be your equal
DMI number:
33309

89. Give place you ladies and be gone

First Line:
Give place you ladies and be gone
Last Line:
Within the mouth of man
Author:
John Heywood (Absolute)
DMI number:
8894

90. Gentle herdsman tell to me

First Line:
Gentle herdsman tell to me
Last Line:
And soe faire pilgrim fare thee well
DMI number:
37316

91. From Tuscan came my lady's worthy race

First Line:
From Tuscan came my lady's worthy race
Last Line:
Wild Camber's cliffs did give her lively heat
Author:
Henry Howard (Confident)
DMI number:
8687

92. 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

93. Gay Celia late in waggery took

First Line:
Gay Celia late in waggery took
Last Line:
And lightning of your eyes
DMI number:
17393

94. Hail beauteous pair whom friendship binds

First Line:
Hail beauteous pair whom friendship binds
Last Line:
The joys of love and friendship too
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27742

95. Had I your high command obeyed

First Line:
Had I your high command obeyed
Last Line:
Works which the lovely graces make
DMI number:
22086

96. 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

97. Have I not told thee dearest mine

First Line:
Have I not told thee dearest mine
Last Line:
And frown me to my grave
DMI number:
44286

98. He that will win a widow's heart

First Line:
He that will win a widow's heart
Last Line:
But hates the formal wooer
DMI number:
43867

99. 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

100. How court Dorinda who the devil

First Line:
How court Dorinda who the devil
Last Line:
Is to engage with sword in hand
Author:
John Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
23649