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1. Arm my bold muse the cowards bid thee draw

First Line:
Arm my bold muse the cowards bid thee draw
Last Line:
And think so damned an author very nobly paid
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5435

2. Come all ye ladies who have lost

First Line:
Come all ye ladies who have lost
Last Line:
To the national interest be hearty | Be as sad &c
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8021

3. Curse on the authors of our present woes

First Line:
Curse on the authors of our present woes
Last Line:
Reduce their native country to a wretched state
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5457

4. Forbear old beldam tis I vow a crime

First Line:
Forbear old beldam tis I vow a crime
Last Line:
Calcine him like the other six to dust
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
5377

5. He that for money weds preposterous shapes

First Line:
He that for money weds preposterous shapes
Last Line:
And curse you with a race of monkey sons
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
6761

6. Let the whigs rave like mad

First Line:
Let the whigs rave like mad
Last Line:
When themselves are the dogs that would bite us
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7996

7. Let holy guides prevail on timorous fools

First Line:
Let holy guides prevail on timorous fools
Last Line:
This is the happy life we modish rakes would lead
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
10649

8. Madam you know when I was rich and great

First Line:
Madam you know when I was rich and great
Last Line:
And in return I've made you now my fool
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5399

9. Mammon thou heathenish oar but christian lord

First Line:
Mammon thou heathenish oar but christian lord
Last Line:
And there lie buried in its native urn
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5440

10. O grant Apollo that I never may come

First Line:
O grant Apollo that I never may come
Last Line:
And when they fail his laurels bid good night
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8014

11. Of all the fools the present times produce

First Line:
Of all the fools the present times produce
Last Line:
A high-church footing for the low-church sake
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7970

12. Of all the plagues of human life

First Line:
Of all the plagues of human life
Last Line:
Will free my thoughts from jealousy
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8016

13. Of ramblings and follies you oft have been told

First Line:
Of ramblings and follies you oft have been told
Last Line:
The Dutch to their brandy and the Czar to his punk
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
5454

14. Since foreign fields by the destructive sword

First Line:
Since foreign fields by the destructive sword
Last Line:
When the old trunk is withered and decayed
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5394

15. Since gold is the god of the nation

First Line:
Since gold is the god of the nation
Last Line:
Can injure a hair of his head
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
8029

16. The church and the faction are striving

First Line:
The church and the faction are striving
Last Line:
They'd have given the devil his due
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8006

17. The church though such a sacred place

First Line:
The church though such a sacred place
Last Line:
And cozen one another
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5402

18. This leisure hour great mother P--- is thine

First Line:
This leisure hour great mother P--- is thine
Last Line:
Thus livest to love and lovest but to undo
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8023

19. Tis true Almira you're as soft and fair

First Line:
Tis true Almira you're as soft and fair
Last Line:
But if you think to wed no wife for me
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
5432

20. Two travellers an oyster found

First Line:
Two travellers an oyster found
Last Line:
And gave to each a shell
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
26709