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1. A swain long tortured with disdain

First Line:
A swain long tortured with disdain
Last Line:
And make us tyrants by their fear
DMI number:
11840

2. A whimsical lover's a prey to each care

First Line:
A whimsical lover's a prey to each care
Last Line:
Indifference that sovereign cure of all care
DMI number:
25875

3. Ah gaze not on those eyes forbear

First Line:
Ah gaze not on those eyes forbear
Last Line:
Is too far lost to have the power to fly
Author:
Catharine Cockburn [nee Trotter] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23540

4. Alexis a shepherd young constant and kind

First Line:
Alexis a shepherd young constant and kind
Last Line:
With joy I shall wed him I really believe
DMI number:
32913

5. As Chloe on flowers reclined over the stream

First Line:
As Chloe on flowers reclined over the stream
Last Line:
She found he was kind and believed he was true
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27746

6. As Colin ranged early one morning in spring

First Line:
As Colin ranged early one morning in spring
Last Line:
Of being neglected and dying a maid
Author:
Christopher Smart (Speculation)
DMI number:
32890

7. At the sight of my Phillis from every part

First Line:
At the sight of my Phillis from every part
Last Line:
To live sober all day and chaste all the night
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
4206

8. Attend loving brethren and to me give ear

First Line:
Attend loving brethren and to me give ear
Last Line:
When we part on the level we may all meet above | When we &c
DMI number:
28919

9. Attend ye nymphs whilst I impart

First Line:
Attend ye nymphs whilst I impart
Last Line:
Devoted all to love and me
DMI number:
23209

10. Ask me no more where Jove bestows

First Line:
Ask me no more where Jove bestows
Last Line:
And in your fragrant bosom dies
Author:
Thomas Carew (Confident)
DMI number:
436

11. Bacchus Jove's delightful boy

First Line:
Bacchus Jove's delightful boy
Last Line:
Thus Bucks dance the hours away
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
32215

12. Blessed as the immortal Gods is he

First Line:
Blessed as the immortal Gods is he
Last Line:
I fainted sunk and died away
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
577

13. Blind fortune if thou want a guide

First Line:
Blind fortune if thou want a guide
Last Line:
Nor fortunes called but providence
DMI number:
42989

14. By a prattling stream in a midsummer's eve

First Line:
By a prattling stream in a midsummer's eve
Last Line:
As true to his flame as this flower to the sun
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
23200

15. Come shepherds to play let us keep holiday

First Line:
Come shepherds to play let us keep holiday
Last Line:
That blessed enjoyment which to love is due | On my love's &c
DMI number:
40396

16. Confined to the house to the age of fifteen

First Line:
Confined to the house to the age of fifteen
Last Line:
And I happy I to my Strephon was joined
DMI number:
33004

17. Dame Fortune if thou want'st a guide

First Line:
Dame Fortune if thou want'st a guide
Last Line:
And to my self a cup of sack
Author:
Henry Bold (Speculation)
DMI number:
4533

18. Damon asked me but once and I faintly denied

First Line:
Damon asked me but once and I faintly denied
Last Line:
A swain that's in earnest allows for our sex
DMI number:
23794

19. E'er Phillis with her looks did kill

First Line:
E'er Phillis with her looks did kill
Last Line:
And I endure a death of pains
DMI number:
44419

20. Fair Hebe I left with a cautious design

First Line:
Fair Hebe I left with a cautious design
Last Line:
And reason confirms me a slave to her charms
DMI number:
23207

21. Fly swift ye hours make haste thou lazy sun

First Line:
Fly swift ye hours make haste thou lazy sun
Last Line:
Still court my ruin and embrace my chain
DMI number:
20638

22. Glorious craft which fires the mind

First Line:
Glorious craft which fires the mind
Last Line:
To adorn this happy land
DMI number:
28695

23. Had Neptune when first he took charge of the sea

First Line:
Had Neptune when first he took charge of the sea
Last Line:
To slip like a fool such a fortunate hour
DMI number:
32952

24. Hail sacred art by heaven designed

First Line:
Hail sacred art by heaven designed
Last Line:
Shall decorate the mason's mind
DMI number:
28960

25. How easy was Colin how blithe and how gay

First Line:
How easy was Colin how blithe and how gay
Last Line:
To sigh for a heart she could never regain
Author:
John Scott Hylton (Absolute)
DMI number:
26688

26. How hard is the fate of all womankind

First Line:
How hard is the fate of all womankind
Last Line:
We're blamed if we're kind condemned if we're coy
DMI number:
23683

27. I have seriously weighed it and find it is just

First Line:
I have seriously weighed it and find it is just
Last Line:
This this and this only's the maid to my mind
DMI number:
40621

28. In the days of great George a boy came from France

First Line:
In the days of great George a boy came from France
Last Line:
Made saints and dubbed knights of the three legged tree
DMI number:
11905

29. In Holland we're told but I know not how true

First Line:
In Holland we're told but I know not how true
Last Line:
The dame might to heaven have taken her flight
DMI number:
31780

30. In January last on Munnonday at morn

First Line:
In January last on Munnonday at morn
Last Line:
But gif we like your company we are as kind as you
DMI number:
42532

31. In may when the gowans appear on the green

First Line:
In may when the gowans appear on the green
Last Line:
May I live in her presence and die in her arms
Author:
Michael Bruce (Absolute) & John Logan (Speculation)
DMI number:
30155

32. In Oxford fair county some folks make a rout

First Line:
In Oxford fair county some folks make a rout
Last Line:
We want no old Turner nor new almanack
DMI number:
24514

33. It chanced not long ago as I was walking

First Line:
It chanced not long ago as I was walking
Last Line:
Then let all be contented and wear the bulls feather
DMI number:
42483

34. Joy to the bridegroom fill the skies

First Line:
Joy to the bridegroom fill the skies
Last Line:
That never was found but when twas lost
DMI number:
42275

35. Jenny come away Jocky does call ye

First Line:
Jenny come away Jocky does call ye
Last Line:
That by this same kiss he's never be roving
DMI number:
42699

36. My temples with clusters of grapes I'll entwine

First Line:
My temples with clusters of grapes I'll entwine
Last Line:
Tis the toast of a lover and pledge me who dare
DMI number:
32898

37. My name is fortune who hath sent

First Line:
My name is fortune who hath sent
Last Line:
Mind what I say farewell adieu
DMI number:
8200

38. My goddess Lydia heavenly fair

First Line:
My goddess Lydia heavenly fair
Last Line:
O take me dying to thy arms
Author:
Edward Radcliffe (Absolute) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2218

39. I sing not of war neither sing I of peace

First Line:
I sing not of war neither sing I of peace
Last Line:
Because I sing nothing faith nothing at all
Author:
Myles Cooper (Absolute)
DMI number:
33007

40. If unity be good in every degree

First Line:
If unity be good in every degree
Last Line:
Let every mason sing hail glorious art | Let every &c
DMI number:
28967

41. Lest freemen forget whom hereafter to praise

First Line:
Lest freemen forget whom hereafter to praise
Last Line:
We'll give them a sweating and put them to bed
DMI number:
33339

42. Myrtilla like time is always a flying

First Line:
Myrtilla like time is always a flying
Last Line:
To hold her like time you must take her before
DMI number:
7326

43. Nay jeer ye not sisters by love unbetrayed

First Line:
Nay jeer ye not sisters by love unbetrayed
Last Line:
He shall never get me out again till he does so
DMI number:
32808

44. No longer let whimsical songsters compare

First Line:
No longer let whimsical songsters compare
Last Line:
And I'll love the dear sex aye as long as I can
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
32869

45. O do not grieve nor strive in vain by art

First Line:
O do not grieve nor strive in vain by art
Last Line:
The faithful servant and the weeping friend
DMI number:
25580

46. O when will Cupid shew such art

First Line:
O when will Cupid shew such art
Last Line:
Two hearts alike there seldom be
Author:
William Strode (Confident)
DMI number:
4494

47. On a primrosy bank by a murmuring stream

First Line:
On a primrosy bank by a murmuring stream
Last Line:
She ended her song and arose with a blush
DMI number:
32948

48. On on my dear brethren pursue your great lecture

First Line:
On on my dear brethren pursue your great lecture
Last Line:
Who better can work or who best can agree
DMI number:
28680

49. Once fair Tenducci sung whilst silent on the stairs

First Line:
Once fair Tenducci sung whilst silent on the stairs
Last Line:
Play it me over again Tenducci may kiss my a--
DMI number:
31845

50. One morning young Roger accosted me thus

First Line:
One morning young Roger accosted me thus
Last Line:
And I thanked him for something with all my heart
DMI number:
32894

51. So sweet was young Damon so gentle his look

First Line:
So sweet was young Damon so gentle his look
Last Line:
For prudence comes late when your danger's so near
DMI number:
23111

52. So dull and insipid o why am I grown

First Line:
So dull and insipid o why am I grown
Last Line:
And fair Rosalinda's crowned Queen of the May
DMI number:
18823

53. Some cobblers turn poets to serve their best friends

First Line:
Some cobblers turn poets to serve their best friends
Last Line:
A stiff standing member a blessing does bring
DMI number:
31788

54. Stern winter has left us the trees are in bloom

First Line:
Stern winter has left us the trees are in bloom
Last Line:
Then come my dear Jenny and hail the new may
DMI number:
23198

55. Strephon the young the loveliest swain

First Line:
Strephon the young the loveliest swain
Last Line:
And in them quenched as bright a flame
DMI number:
8412

56. Tell me dear charmer tell me why

First Line:
Tell me dear charmer tell me why
Last Line:
Something I find that's always new
DMI number:
23301

57. That I might not be plagued with the nonsense of men

First Line:
That I might not be plagued with the nonsense of men
Last Line:
In a hearty good humour I answered no no
DMI number:
32888

58. The curious vulgar could never devise

First Line:
The curious vulgar could never devise
Last Line:
And live like freemasons your lives to amend
DMI number:
28692

59. The nymph that undoes me is fair and unkind

First Line:
The nymph that undoes me is fair and unkind
Last Line:
Who sees her must love and who loves her must die
Author:
Sir George Etherege (Absolute)
DMI number:
2297

60. The smiling morn and breathing spring

First Line:
The smiling morn and breathing spring
Last Line:
Adieu the Birks of Innermay
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
24064

61. The sun from the east tips the mountains with gold

First Line:
The sun from the east tips the mountains with gold
Last Line:
And when tired abroad find contentment at home
Author:
Paul Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
31836

62. The women all tell me I'm false to my lass

First Line:
The women all tell me I'm false to my lass
Last Line:
If you doubt what I say take a bumper and try
DMI number:
23205

63. This is to give notice that a man about fifty

First Line:
This is to give notice that a man about fifty
Last Line:
Honour and secrecy may be expected
Author:
Isaac Bickerstaff (Absolute)
DMI number:
31758

64. This worthy corpse where shall we lay

First Line:
This worthy corpse where shall we lay
Last Line:
In Baxter's saints everlasting rest
DMI number:
4907

65. Thou rising sun whose gladsome ray

First Line:
Thou rising sun whose gladsome ray
Last Line:
Away to Orra haste away
DMI number:
15155

66. To make the man kind and keep true to the bed

First Line:
To make the man kind and keep true to the bed
Last Line:
Be deaf though you hear and be blind while you see
DMI number:
23135

67. To peace and love in courts but seldom seen

First Line:
To peace and love in courts but seldom seen
Last Line:
She sees in him renewed his parent rise
DMI number:
26960

68. We brethren free masons let's mark the great name

First Line:
We brethren free masons let's mark the great name
Last Line:
A place that's prepared for all masons who're pure
DMI number:
29661

69. We brethren freemasons let's mark the great name

First Line:
We brethren freemasons let's mark the great name
Last Line:
A place that's prepared for all masons that's pure
DMI number:
28693

70. What makes my dear Myra so thoughtful so coy

First Line:
What makes my dear Myra so thoughtful so coy
Last Line:
Nor envy the wealthy since Phaon | Myra is mine
DMI number:
31767

71. When Delia on the plain appears

First Line:
When Delia on the plain appears
Last Line:
Tell me my heart if this be love
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
10980

72. When heaven designed that man should know

First Line:
When heaven designed that man should know
Last Line:
When modelled by free masonry
DMI number:
38262

73. When Fanny to woman is growing apace

First Line:
When Fanny to woman is growing apace
Last Line:
Though they pant ever so much you'll soon know for what
DMI number:
32831

74. When I entered my teens and threw playthings aside

First Line:
When I entered my teens and threw playthings aside
Last Line:
And believe me my Polydore did not romance
DMI number:
32885

75. When masonry by heaven's design

First Line:
When masonry by heaven's design
Last Line:
With a clap to make the lodge resound
DMI number:
28971

76. When Molly smiles beneath her cow

First Line:
When Molly smiles beneath her cow
Last Line:
A good fat goose shall thank you well
DMI number:
23645

77. When Jemmy the second not Jemmy the first

First Line:
When Jemmy the second not Jemmy the first
Last Line:
Or we're out of the warming pan into the fire | Derry down &c
DMI number:
22741

78. When the nymphs were contending for beauty and fame

First Line:
When the nymphs were contending for beauty and fame
Last Line:
And though spoiled for a toast she's well formed for a wife
DMI number:
31243

79. While Phillis is drinking love and wine in alliance

First Line:
While Phillis is drinking love and wine in alliance
Last Line:
From love to the bottle from the bottle to love
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
2522

80. Whoever wants wisdom must with some delight

First Line:
Whoever wants wisdom must with some delight
Last Line:
They find the compendious way to be wise | Derry down &c
DMI number:
28985

81. With harmony and flowing wine

First Line:
With harmony and flowing wine
Last Line:
Free from envy pride or stain
DMI number:
28889

82. With an honest old friend and a merry old song

First Line:
With an honest old friend and a merry old song
Last Line:
For the more we are envied the higher we rise
Author:
Henry Carey (Absolute)
DMI number:
23305

83. Will god from his celestial throne

First Line:
Will god from his celestial throne
Last Line:
To fill those mansions in the skies
DMI number:
26452

84. With woman and wine I defy every care

First Line:
With woman and wine I defy every care
Last Line:
My bottle I'll break and demolish my glass
DMI number:
31848

85. Ye little loves that round her wait

First Line:
Ye little loves that round her wait
Last Line:
And haughty Strephon scorns to die
DMI number:
11811

86. Ye national schemers a while give me leave

First Line:
Ye national schemers a while give me leave
Last Line:
This evening we draw sir at Comus's hall
DMI number:
31826

87. Ye pack of damned scribblers dull sons of abuse

First Line:
Ye pack of damned scribblers dull sons of abuse
Last Line:
And as christians we'll pray for sight to the blind
DMI number:
24484

88. Ye people who laugh at masons draw near

First Line:
Ye people who laugh at masons draw near
Last Line:
And live the art of masonry
DMI number:
11708

89. Ye frolicsome blades who through life rove along

First Line:
Ye frolicsome blades who through life rove along
Last Line:
So Scotland a wise head nay wiser has found | For S---t on s---d shall still be renowned
DMI number:
33256

90. Would you taste the morning air

First Line:
Would you taste the morning air
Last Line:
The morning joys do all excel
DMI number:
23125

91. You people who laugh at masons draw near

First Line:
You people who laugh at masons draw near
Last Line:
That live to the rules of masonry
DMI number:
28686

92. Young Molly who lives at the foot of the hill

First Line:
Young Molly who lives at the foot of the hill
Last Line:
How to win the dear lass with the delicate air
DMI number:
32866

93. Young Strafron he went the other day to the wake

First Line:
Young Strafron he went the other day to the wake
Last Line:
Sing Molly and Strafron and Strafron and Molly
DMI number:
33011

94. Young Strephon a shepherd the pride of the plain

First Line:
Young Strephon a shepherd the pride of the plain
Last Line:
And trust me at church that I will not say no
DMI number:
23129

95. You tell me dear Tom like a faint hearted toad

First Line:
You tell me dear Tom like a faint hearted toad
Last Line:
And be as merry there as I've been here below
DMI number:
33248

96. You terrestrial low-creepers what do you mean

First Line:
You terrestrial low-creepers what do you mean
Last Line:
And a halter for those the confusion begun
DMI number:
8072