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1. A dog tax invented by some as I'm told

First Line:
A dog tax invented by some as I'm told
Last Line:
We must starve by the paws of the overgrown rats
DMI number:
36840

2. A fakeer a religious well known in the east

First Line:
A fakeer a religious well known in the east
Last Line:
All tortured by choice with the invisible nail
Author:
Richard Owen Cambridge (Absolute)
DMI number:
22583

3. A famous wight ycleped pimp L--

First Line:
A famous wight ycleped pimp L--
Last Line:
You'll never be more than head of college
DMI number:
24243

4. A generous race of croaking frogs

First Line:
A generous race of croaking frogs
Last Line:
And still have found it the same thing
DMI number:
4400

5. A good resolve ay marry is it

First Line:
A good resolve ay marry is it
Last Line:
Where contradicting is confuting
DMI number:
16143

6. A ballet a ballet let every poet

First Line:
A ballet a ballet let every poet
Last Line:
The devil will fetch you all one of these days | Oh women &c
DMI number:
42491

7. A bard whose laurel never dies

First Line:
A bard whose laurel never dies
Last Line:
Tis W--m S--n a mean P--r
DMI number:
35410

8. A Berwick's cause tried by the laws

First Line:
A Berwick's cause tried by the laws
Last Line:
By which ye may expel him
DMI number:
37751

9. A cavalier the men of ancient date

First Line:
A cavalier the men of ancient date
Last Line:
Patience our strength and honesty our guide
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25782

10. A certain brewer whose liquor of life

First Line:
A certain brewer whose liquor of life
Last Line:
That those who touch cash should have clean washen hands
DMI number:
4412

11. A certain free familiar spark

First Line:
A certain free familiar spark
Last Line:
In thee and thy poetic justice
Author:
Richard Owen Cambridge (Absolute)
DMI number:
30539

12. A certain priest had hoarded up

First Line:
A certain priest had hoarded up
Last Line:
Your god is rose and gone
DMI number:
4720

13. A clergyman that oft hath preached

First Line:
A clergyman that oft hath preached
Last Line:
To this day that I heard
DMI number:
41932

14. A cobbler whom ill chance had made

First Line:
A cobbler whom ill chance had made
Last Line:
To cure your pains who could not mend your shoes
DMI number:
14305

15. A courtier professed much esteemed by the great

First Line:
A courtier professed much esteemed by the great
Last Line:
And depend on my service to tell my lord Bute
DMI number:
31328

16. A grave physician used to write for fees

First Line:
A grave physician used to write for fees
Last Line:
When thou prescribest thy potions and thy pills
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
3730

17. A harlequin p-v-st cognomine prancer

First Line:
A harlequin p-v-st cognomine prancer
Last Line:
For who knows so much as our head of the c-ge
DMI number:
37743

18. A Jew and a G-n---l joined both in a trade

First Line:
A Jew and a G-n---l joined both in a trade
Last Line:
For who'd fight for bread when their bread is no better
DMI number:
10960

19. A jew and a general joined both in a trade

First Line:
A jew and a general joined both in a trade
Last Line:
For who'd fight for bread when their bread is no better
DMI number:
11036

20. A Levite gaming makes the saying true

First Line:
A Levite gaming makes the saying true
Last Line:
Tables much fitter for a Levite's use
DMI number:
18094