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1. A number of pr-----s though poor ones 'tis true

First Line:
A number of pr-----s though poor ones 'tis true
Last Line:
And brag of what mischief you've done to our fleet | not a t--- sir
DMI number:
4573

2. A protestant muse yet a lover of kings

First Line:
A protestant muse yet a lover of kings
Last Line:
The Dutch had not ventured to fish in our seas | Then curse o' popery pox o' popery | Oh senseless popery oh
DMI number:
4938

3. Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred

First Line:
Abhorred abhorrers horribly abhorred
Last Line:
Does vote abhorrers all to be abhorred
DMI number:
43028

4. Adversity is very good

First Line:
Adversity is very good
Last Line:
The D- was well the devil a monk was he
DMI number:
24501

5. Adzooks master Hodge you are welcome to town

First Line:
Adzooks master Hodge you are welcome to town
Last Line:
Lies decently buried in Chatham
DMI number:
31116

6. Algernon Sidney fills this tomb

First Line:
Algernon Sidney fills this tomb
Last Line:
Where pope and devil have nought to do
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
3660

7. As mother cook went t'other day

First Line:
As mother cook went t'other day
Last Line:
And squitter squatter guilt his bays
DMI number:
44339

8. As the other night in bed I thinking lay

First Line:
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
Last Line:
Tis ten to one but I shall dream again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation)
DMI number:
42336

9. As citizens that to their conquerors yield

First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his bigotted brother
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
6419

10. As citizens that to their conquerors yield

First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his pockified brother
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
42303

11. As Colin drove his sheep along

First Line:
As Colin drove his sheep along
Last Line:
Blither girls than any there
Author:
Charles Sackville (Confident) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
3649

12. As I was walking reading in a book

First Line:
As I was walking reading in a book
Last Line:
For poets dare at all adventures speak
DMI number:
43037

13. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way for mending the breed
DMI number:
42381

14. As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing

First Line:
As I went by St James's I heard a bird sing
Last Line:
There was no other way of mending the creed
DMI number:
4922

15. As when proud Lucifer aimed at a throne

First Line:
As when proud Lucifer aimed at a throne
Last Line:
For though his pride's as great his cunning's less
DMI number:
3683

16. C------ at this time having no need

First Line:
C------ at this time having no need
Last Line:
The lord's vexation and the k---- by G-d
DMI number:
42310

17. Chaste pious prudent C------ the second

First Line:
Chaste pious prudent C------ the second
Last Line:
Prove wretched kinged by storks and logs
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & John Freke (Confident) & Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3653

18. Come painter take a prospect from this hill

First Line:
Come painter take a prospect from this hill
Last Line:
Kneel to this image and pour out their prayers | And then die by suffocation
Author:
John Partridge (Confident)
DMI number:
42328

19. Cleveland thy ashes sure will rise

First Line:
Cleveland thy ashes sure will rise
Last Line:
Beg bread of your presbytery
DMI number:
43051

20. Come brother devils with full bowls

First Line:
Come brother devils with full bowls
Last Line:
Nothing to cool their tongues may here remain
DMI number:
42974

21. Come Ganymede and fill each glass with wine

First Line:
Come Ganymede and fill each glass with wine
Last Line:
But the chief fuel's private interest
DMI number:
43076

22. Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind

First Line:
Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind
Last Line:
A steady resolute heroic soul
DMI number:
3655

23. Could English counsellors advise

First Line:
Could English counsellors advise
Last Line:
To overturn the throne
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3397

24. Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe

First Line:
Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe
Last Line:
And a pill can do ten times more harm than a text
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3396

25. Disgraced and one forlorn made fortune's sport

First Line:
Disgraced and one forlorn made fortune's sport
Last Line:
Next after you by G-- I will be king
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
42320

26. Dryden thy wit has caterwauled too long

First Line:
Dryden thy wit has caterwauled too long
Last Line:
Why then the marvel that a poet sins
DMI number:
42324

27. Farewell Petre farewell cross

First Line:
Farewell Petre farewell cross
Last Line:
Farewell all that deserve a r-----
DMI number:
42374

28. From deepest dungeon of eternal night

First Line:
From deepest dungeon of eternal night
Last Line:
If you believe seducers more than me
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Confident)
DMI number:
43043

29. From evening's coffee laced with long argument

First Line:
From evening's coffee laced with long argument
Last Line:
That I awaked and found it but a dream
DMI number:
43039

30. Gentlemen | When last you were here the house ways to be let

First Line:
Gentlemen | When last you were here the house ways to be let
Last Line:
Though the monsieur and Tories and devils stand by you
DMI number:
42315

31. From the lawless dominion of mitre and crown

First Line:
From the lawless dominion of mitre and crown
Last Line:
From the king of France and from the French king
DMI number:
4885

32. In all humility we crave

First Line:
In all humility we crave
Last Line:
The greatest prince in Christendom
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
42309

33. It happened in the twilight of the day

First Line:
It happened in the twilight of the day
Last Line:
Starts from the couch and bid the dame draw near
DMI number:
42304

34. It happened in the twilight of the day

First Line:
It happened in the twilight of the day
Last Line:
Starts from the couch and bids the dame draw near
DMI number:
3636

35. Mourn albion mour the wretched change deplore

First Line:
Mourn albion mour the wretched change deplore
Last Line:
And crush to atoms his detested head
DMI number:
31104

36. Last night when I my self to sleep had laid

First Line:
Last night when I my self to sleep had laid
Last Line:
They all concluded with an Ave Mary
DMI number:
42363

37. Last Sunday by chance

First Line:
Last Sunday by chance
Last Line:
I'll renounce the transubstantiation
DMI number:
42333

38. M--- Ninny's case looks desperate

First Line:
M--- Ninny's case looks desperate
Last Line:
Let devil do his worst
DMI number:
42314

39. Near Holbourne lies a park of great renown

First Line:
Near Holbourne lies a park of great renown
Last Line:
If such turd-flies shall break through cobweb laws
DMI number:
3652

40. Of kings renowned and mighty bards I write

First Line:
Of kings renowned and mighty bards I write
Last Line:
And swears the bookseller is almost broke
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
4514

41. Of a tall statue and of sable hue

First Line:
Of a tall statue and of sable hue
Last Line:
Then how much greater mischiefs such a king
DMI number:
42359

42. O murder murder let this shriek fly round

First Line:
O murder murder let this shriek fly round
Last Line:
Revenge thy martyrs and thine own
DMI number:
42985

43. Of all the grain our nation yields

First Line:
Of all the grain our nation yields
Last Line:
A mystic emblem of salvation
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
4431

44. Of all the grain our nation yields

First Line:
Of all the grain our nation yields
Last Line:
The mystic emblem of salvation
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
43046

45. Of the old heroes when the warlike shades

First Line:
Of the old heroes when the warlike shades
Last Line:
Metempsychosed to some scotch presbyter
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
3631

46. Oh heavens we have signs below

First Line:
Oh heavens we have signs below
Last Line:
Good lord deliver this poor realm
DMI number:
42307

47. Our priests in holy pilgrimage

First Line:
Our priests in holy pilgrimage
Last Line:
And damn to boot | Then hey boys up go you
DMI number:
42335

48. On Saturday night we sat late at the Rose

First Line:
On Saturday night we sat late at the Rose
Last Line:
Perhaps there had hung our new envoy
DMI number:
4900

49. Once how I doted on this jilting town

First Line:
Once how I doted on this jilting town
Last Line:
But all the mighty pother ends in punk
Author:
Charles Sackville (Speculation)
DMI number:
3665

50. Prepare now you cits your charter to lose

First Line:
Prepare now you cits your charter to lose
Last Line:
And want but the word for to plunder
DMI number:
42362

51. Prorogued on prorogation damned rogues and whores

First Line:
Prorogued on prorogation damned rogues and whores
Last Line:
If not next wish is we may all be free
DMI number:
42306

52. R H they say is gone to see

First Line:
R H they say is gone to see
Last Line:
The plot is still a driving
DMI number:
42311

53. Since the united cunning of the stage

First Line:
Since the united cunning of the stage
Last Line:
And praise what D'Urfey not translating writ
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
3666

54. Since there are some that with me see the state

First Line:
Since there are some that with me see the state
Last Line:
If Leg or Armstrong shall be absolute
DMI number:
3656

55. Since Justice S------ P---- and D--- did bail

First Line:
Since Justice S------ P---- and D--- did bail
Last Line:
And that they are all fools that on property dotes | Which nobody can deny
Author:
Stephen College (Confident)
DMI number:
42317

56. Stout Hannibal before he came to age

First Line:
Stout Hannibal before he came to age
Last Line:
Then up go we when wit and sense go down
DMI number:
43042

57. That we your majesty's poor slaves

First Line:
That we your majesty's poor slaves
Last Line:
The over-plus of the saints merit
DMI number:
42323

58. The prodigal's returned from husks and swine

First Line:
The prodigal's returned from husks and swine
Last Line:
Than once a traitor ever be reclaimed
DMI number:
4756

59. The londoners gent to the king do present

First Line:
The londoners gent to the king do present
Last Line:
Until you burn again burn again
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3640

60. The trick of trimming is a fine trick

First Line:
The trick of trimming is a fine trick
Last Line:
Welcome thy rebel's son welcome
DMI number:
4764

61. Tis strange that you to whom I've long been known

First Line:
Tis strange that you to whom I've long been known
Last Line:
And leave the bishops to reform the age
DMI number:
3647

62. Ungrateful wretch canst thou pretend a cause

First Line:
Ungrateful wretch canst thou pretend a cause
Last Line:
His sword is steel his god is but a wafer
DMI number:
42327

63. Unhappy island what hard fate ordains

First Line:
Unhappy island what hard fate ordains
Last Line:
I've eased my mind and will securely smile
DMI number:
4760

64. Twere folly for ever

First Line:
Twere folly for ever
Last Line:
But tis lately found out by our prudent addressors
Author:
William Wharton (Speculation)
DMI number:
3676

65. Well done my sons you have redeemed my cause

First Line:
Well done my sons you have redeemed my cause
Last Line:
May make you useful to St Peter's chair
Author:
Stephen College (Confident)
DMI number:
42319

66. Welcome blessed day that happily didst save

First Line:
Welcome blessed day that happily didst save
Last Line:
And be thou his as he's thy faith's defender
DMI number:
42975

67. What hand what skill can frame the artful piece

First Line:
What hand what skill can frame the artful piece
Last Line:
And sell their country in a closer way
DMI number:
4593

68. When Clarendon had discerned beforehand

First Line:
When Clarendon had discerned beforehand
Last Line:
He comes to be roasted next St James's fair
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Confident)
DMI number:
3680

69. When daring Blood his rent to have regained

First Line:
When daring Blood his rent to have regained
Last Line:
The prelate's cruelty the crown had gone
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
3641

70. When Hodge had numbered up how many score

First Line:
When Hodge had numbered up how many score
Last Line:
With equal gratitude and treachery
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
42301

71. When James our great monarch so wise and discreet

First Line:
When James our great monarch so wise and discreet
Last Line:
That the bishops the bishops did throw out the bill
DMI number:
42305

72. Whither O whither wander I forlorn

First Line:
Whither O whither wander I forlorn
Last Line:
And by her oracles the world shall sway
Author:
John Ayloffe (Confident) & Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3643

73. Whoever looks about and minds things well

First Line:
Whoever looks about and minds things well
Last Line:
'Tis ten to one that I shall dream again
DMI number:
3651