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1. A grasshopper once while the winter prevailed

First Line:
A grasshopper once while the winter prevailed
Last Line:
All idlers shall suffer the woes they deserve
DMI number:
36291

2. A grasshopper who chirped and sung

First Line:
A grasshopper who chirped and sung
Last Line:
And so unpitied bleed
DMI number:
19856

3. A cap and bells for him produce

First Line:
A cap and bells for him produce
Last Line:
Some good tight hempen halters
DMI number:
36076

4. A pampered hern of lofty mien and state

First Line:
A pampered hern of lofty mien and state
Last Line:
And gorged that noisome thing for all her pride
DMI number:
12610

5. A politician Proteus-like must alter

First Line:
A politician Proteus-like must alter
Last Line:
Must be a parasite to fawn and lie
Author:
John Mason (Absolute)
DMI number:
17217

6. A sparrow pert and loud and vain

First Line:
A sparrow pert and loud and vain
Last Line:
Now justly weep your own
DMI number:
19672

7. A stag applied to mighty Jove

First Line:
A stag applied to mighty Jove
Last Line:
But his repentance came too late
DMI number:
24976

8. A trout the plumpest in the tide

First Line:
A trout the plumpest in the tide
Last Line:
Nor sees her folly till undone
DMI number:
23094

9. Ah when the means are gone that buy this praise

First Line:
Ah when the means are gone that buy this praise
Last Line:
Nor more willingly leaves winter such summer-birds are men
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
16999

10. A wolf on surreptitious mutton

First Line:
A wolf on surreptitious mutton
Last Line:
What we don't lose must pass for gain
DMI number:
19671

11. An owl of grave deport and mien

First Line:
An owl of grave deport and mien
Last Line:
Fools in derision follow fools
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
33380

12. An eagle of majestic size

First Line:
An eagle of majestic size
Last Line:
Made thee an eagle me a dove
DMI number:
33320

13. As two young bears in wanton mood

First Line:
As two young bears in wanton mood
Last Line:
It leaves a real sting behind
Author:
James Merrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
27722

14. As I rummaging was

First Line:
As I rummaging was
Last Line:
I'm content to jog on like an ass
DMI number:
19801

15. By chance a frog quoth Aesop spied

First Line:
By chance a frog quoth Aesop spied
Last Line:
And malice with its inborn venom burst
DMI number:
22982

16. Enquire of Amathus whose wealthy ground

First Line:
Enquire of Amathus whose wealthy ground
Last Line:
A small transition changes them to stone
Author:
John Ozell (Confident)
DMI number:
11892

17. Great Jove as ancient poets tell us

First Line:
Great Jove as ancient poets tell us
Last Line:
The fragrant flower or noxious weed
DMI number:
37158

18. Hail happy little animal

First Line:
Hail happy little animal
Last Line:
And nearly to the gods allied
Author:
Thomas Sheridan (Speculation)
DMI number:
11655

19. Haply there met the other day

First Line:
Haply there met the other day
Last Line:
That union happily complete
DMI number:
33376

20. Hark hark my soul let the early birds inspire

First Line:
Hark hark my soul let the early birds inspire
Last Line:
Shakes off his sleep but shakes not off his sin
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
42567

21. Herds blythsome tune your canty reeds

First Line:
Herds blythsome tune your canty reeds
Last Line:
That lyart time can never impair
Author:
Robert Fergusson (Absolute)
DMI number:
36160

22. How great thy might let none by mischief know

First Line:
How great thy might let none by mischief know
Last Line:
The toad can poison and the serpent sting
Author:
Josiah Relph (Absolute)
DMI number:
25211

23. How sweetly careless Delia seems

First Line:
How sweetly careless Delia seems
Last Line:
Both folly's buzz and satire's sting
DMI number:
23465

24. I hold it rash at any time

First Line:
I hold it rash at any time
Last Line:
Connects with any fop that rhymes
Author:
William Wilkie (Absolute)
DMI number:
37162

25. In ancient times it is related

First Line:
In ancient times it is related
Last Line:
Who prompts the villain props the treason
Author:
Robertson||Alexander||of Struan (Absolute)
DMI number:
36087

26. In silent horror over the boundless waste

First Line:
In silent horror over the boundless waste
Last Line:
And back to Schiraz' walls he bent his way
Author:
William Collins (Absolute)
DMI number:
33470

27. It chanced upon a summer's night

First Line:
It chanced upon a summer's night
Last Line:
Proclaim our insignificance
DMI number:
19495

28. Like a dog that runs madding at sheep or at cows

First Line:
Like a dog that runs madding at sheep or at cows
Last Line:
Just like an honest man and his wife
DMI number:
42479

29. My dears tis said in days of old

First Line:
My dears tis said in days of old
Last Line:
The wicked wanton sparrow died
Author:
Nathaniel Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
27712

30. I once a pack of fox hounds knew

First Line:
I once a pack of fox hounds knew
Last Line:
No longer hounds but Newfoundlanders
DMI number:
36073

31. I've often wished that I had clear

First Line:
I've often wished that I had clear
Last Line:
A crust of bread and liberty
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
37167

32. If wit or honesty could save

First Line:
If wit or honesty could save
Last Line:
And mend your own by True's behaviour
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute) & Thomas Brown (Speculation)
DMI number:
23027

33. Methinks it were a happy life

First Line:
Methinks it were a happy life
Last Line:
When care mistrust and treason wait on him
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
37371

34. O dearest daughter of two dearest friends

First Line:
O dearest daughter of two dearest friends
Last Line:
And bid me imitate the turtle's fame
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
15529

35. Oh hear a pensive captive's prayer

First Line:
Oh hear a pensive captive's prayer
Last Line:
And break the hidden snare
Author:
Anna Letitia Barbauld [nee Aikin] (Absolute)
DMI number:
27222

36. Oh hear a pensive prisoner's prayer

First Line:
Oh hear a pensive prisoner's prayer
Last Line:
And break the hidden snare
Author:
Anna Letitia Barbauld [nee Aikin] (Absolute)
DMI number:
32683

37. Passions are like thieves | That watch to enter undefended places

First Line:
Passions are like thieves | That watch to enter undefended places
Last Line:
Between wild beasts and man
Author:
Sir Robert Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:
17039

38. Poor puss run down by country squire

First Line:
Poor puss run down by country squire
Last Line:
While others are as bad or worse
DMI number:
19614

39. See how the foolish insect plays

First Line:
See how the foolish insect plays
Last Line:
I die into Eternity
DMI number:
36288

40. Studious from differing tales to show

First Line:
Studious from differing tales to show
Last Line:
The virtuous are and can alone be blest
DMI number:
21727

41. Tell me dog whose tomb is this

First Line:
Tell me dog whose tomb is this
Last Line:
Because no honesty he could see
DMI number:
43738

42. That thou no hurt of other men mayst take

First Line:
That thou no hurt of other men mayst take
Last Line:
The dove's offenceless nature apprehend
DMI number:
41903

43. The cloth removed the dinner done

First Line:
The cloth removed the dinner done
Last Line:
Age can't regain what youth has lost
DMI number:
27167

44. The galleys now by Pythecusa pass

First Line:
The galleys now by Pythecusa pass
Last Line:
Though lost the language yet the noise remains
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
11958

45. The man who seeks to win the fair

First Line:
The man who seeks to win the fair
Last Line:
Spurned at the crowd and sought the plain
Author:
Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
33372

46. The nymph who walks the public streets

First Line:
The nymph who walks the public streets
Last Line:
By folly your own schemes undo
Author:
Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
23096

47. The sphere of mild domestic life

First Line:
The sphere of mild domestic life
Last Line:
Say are you pelicans or spiders
DMI number:
38486

48. There is a field through which I often pass

First Line:
There is a field through which I often pass
Last Line:
Live till tomorrow will have passed away
Author:
William Cowper (Absolute)
DMI number:
36966

49. These precepts how divinely great

First Line:
These precepts how divinely great
Last Line:
Glows with new light and with new ardour burns
DMI number:
25269

50. Theseus requests the god to tell his woes

First Line:
Theseus requests the god to tell his woes
Last Line:
And verdant reeds in garlands bind his head
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
11709

51. Twas in the blooming month of cheerful May

First Line:
Twas in the blooming month of cheerful May
Last Line:
And every rose will find a butterfly
DMI number:
25333

52. Two wanton boys by river side

First Line:
Two wanton boys by river side
Last Line:
For all things have a right to live
DMI number:
36716

53. We were fair queen

First Line:
We were fair queen
Last Line:
Boldly not guilty
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
38231

54. When Aesop lived each breathing creature

First Line:
When Aesop lived each breathing creature
Last Line:
His fault was doing things too much
DMI number:
36420

55. When wise Ulysses from his native coast

First Line:
When wise Ulysses from his native coast
Last Line:
Owned his returning lord looked up and died
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
15568

56. Will virtue frown Severus on our way

First Line:
Will virtue frown Severus on our way
Last Line:
And the chill eve bears ague on her wing
DMI number:
37647

57. Youth of the year delightful spring

First Line:
Youth of the year delightful spring
Last Line:
And suns eternal rise
Author:
Martha Peckard [née Ferrar] (Absolute)
DMI number:
37476