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1. A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf

First Line:
A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf
Last Line:
And the muses he knows have a numerous train
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
11658

2. A chapel of the riding house is made

First Line:
A chapel of the riding house is made
Last Line:
The laymen bridled and the clergy ride
Author:
George Farquhar (Absolute)
DMI number:
13076

3. Against that wall where Bedlam's backside's shown

First Line:
Against that wall where Bedlam's backside's shown
Last Line:
Ham---d's the man whose character's the best
DMI number:
10345

4. And hence good sober sirs let's take a jump

First Line:
And hence good sober sirs let's take a jump
Last Line:
Nay Orpheus and his harp had dangled after him
DMI number:
10354

5. As murmuring Thames came gliding by

First Line:
As murmuring Thames came gliding by
Last Line:
May turn me out of place
DMI number:
35312

6. As soon as mild Augustus could assuage

First Line:
As soon as mild Augustus could assuage
Last Line:
They stoop for ease and pitch upon the ground
Author:
John Potenger (Absolute)
DMI number:
4040

7. As in our first part we a tavern chose

First Line:
As in our first part we a tavern chose
Last Line:
Of stock in Africk's shares spouts out his jargon
DMI number:
10366

8. At Stocks-Market and Charing

First Line:
At Stocks-Market and Charing
Last Line:
But lo here is a man on a steeple
DMI number:
25674

9. As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat

First Line:
As when our eyes fixed on some royal seat
Last Line:
To make thee queen of rivers as before
DMI number:
8045

10. Be certain when you at Paul Griffin's stop

First Line:
Be certain when you at Paul Griffin's stop
Last Line:
And brag when drunk of making Bender's case
DMI number:
10339

11. Before such time age made her ruinous

First Line:
Before such time age made her ruinous
Last Line:
In that sad fate of London's dismal fire
DMI number:
43726

12. Behind what then so to enlight the earth

First Line:
Behind what then so to enlight the earth
Last Line:
Than straight from one Olympus to another
DMI number:
42453

13. Behold this sign the like's not found

First Line:
Behold this sign the like's not found
Last Line:
And make things be just as they were
DMI number:
10733

14. Beneath these moss grown roots this rustic cell

First Line:
Beneath these moss grown roots this rustic cell
Last Line:
What drawing room can boast so fair a train
Author:
Gilbert West (Absolute)
DMI number:
22512

15. By mason's art the aspiring domes

First Line:
By mason's art the aspiring domes
Last Line:
While love and friendship charm the soul
DMI number:
28685

16. By masons' art the aspiring dome

First Line:
By masons' art the aspiring dome
Last Line:
While love and friendship charm the soul
DMI number:
37501

17. By sea by land strange evils have I borne

First Line:
By sea by land strange evils have I borne
Last Line:
Watching God's almoners at his church's door
DMI number:
10100

18. Built in the last of England's Henry's days

First Line:
Built in the last of England's Henry's days
Last Line:
He rides Sir Tim that in the coach box rides
DMI number:
10321

19. But F------'s house wherein we're sure to meet

First Line:
But F------'s house wherein we're sure to meet
Last Line:
Has not one term that more his hearing grates
DMI number:
10728

20. But if the man's high-church that looks about

First Line:
But if the man's high-church that looks about
Last Line:
And shows his choice of arms and quarter staffs
DMI number:
10737

21. But lo exclusive of the sons of malt

First Line:
But lo exclusive of the sons of malt
Last Line:
Looks outwardly as foul as is h-r soul within
DMI number:
10717

22. But though the place just mentioned to its praise

First Line:
But though the place just mentioned to its praise
Last Line:
And make this dog to bite us by the heel
DMI number:
10720

23. But who can Juno's gawdy bird espy

First Line:
But who can Juno's gawdy bird espy
Last Line:
No wonder B---ss has a seat at Edger
DMI number:
10732

24. Come are you prepared

First Line:
Come are you prepared
Last Line:
And be sure that you fill up your headers
DMI number:
28691

25. Dear sisters come see you how fine

First Line:
Dear sisters come see you how fine
Last Line:
With anarchy and the old rump | Then let us flock all to the meeting | Where Burgess himself will declare A sanctified tale of old Hughson | With a canting old Oliver's prayer
DMI number:
8080

26. Dick W---t of all mankind it's very certain

First Line:
Dick W---t of all mankind it's very certain
Last Line:
Nor glyster pipe an uncontested sot
DMI number:
10341

27. England's blessed martyr's head next claims our call

First Line:
England's blessed martyr's head next claims our call
Last Line:
For grocer eats himself no rotten plum
DMI number:
10320

28. Entering this house when thirsty lips are dry

First Line:
Entering this house when thirsty lips are dry
Last Line:
Than S---rt the toper who's a dab at skittles
DMI number:
10348

29. Down from the star and garter we proceed

First Line:
Down from the star and garter we proceed
Last Line:
B---l pulls deeply with his comrade C----le
DMI number:
10340

30. Drawling Tom Beedle in this mansion dwells

First Line:
Drawling Tom Beedle in this mansion dwells
Last Line:
And Madam Laycock must know what is what
DMI number:
10349

31. Fame likewise though it infamously speaks

First Line:
Fame likewise though it infamously speaks
Last Line:
And suck their ruin in at mouth and ear
DMI number:
10754

32. First let's with justice in the mint begin

First Line:
First let's with justice in the mint begin
Last Line:
The bankrupts have their jests he their estates
DMI number:
10711

33. Excuse my lord this bold essay

First Line:
Excuse my lord this bold essay
Last Line:
Live long to be admired in freedom's paths to shine
DMI number:
37535

34. From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought

First Line:
From Danube's banks thy two chief stones were brought
Last Line:
He's not the statue but the soul of fame
DMI number:
7022

35. Friend of the moss grown spire and crumbling arch

First Line:
Friend of the moss grown spire and crumbling arch
Last Line:
Deep from thy eyes profane her gothic charms
DMI number:
26593

36. From Fleet-street through White-friars gateway pass

First Line:
From Fleet-street through White-friars gateway pass
Last Line:
Of throwing women down with dogs between their legs
DMI number:
10362

37. From hence since justice is to justice done

First Line:
From hence since justice is to justice done
Last Line:
He lived within but not upon the square
DMI number:
10712

38. From hence to house of eminence we're brought

First Line:
From hence to house of eminence we're brought
Last Line:
The helmet that's without buys head gear that's within
DMI number:
10721

39. From this well natured man well pleased we pass

First Line:
From this well natured man well pleased we pass
Last Line:
But will avoid it for the masters breeding
DMI number:
10325

40. Fronting that house wherein famed Gibb--s dwells

First Line:
Fronting that house wherein famed Gibb--s dwells
Last Line:
Good liquors always must bring in good gain
DMI number:
10757

41. Hail matchless queen whose worth each deed displays

First Line:
Hail matchless queen whose worth each deed displays
Last Line:
The building's beauty and the builder's praise
DMI number:
11000

42. Happily housed these Lares are

First Line:
Happily housed these Lares are
Last Line:
Then might the Lares laugh and sing
DMI number:
5714

43. Happily housed these Lares are

First Line:
Happily housed these Lares are
Last Line:
Then might the merry Lares sing
DMI number:
25204

44. Grant me gods a little seat

First Line:
Grant me gods a little seat
Last Line:
When I ask a little more
DMI number:
22729

45. Great architect immortalize thy name

First Line:
Great architect immortalize thy name
Last Line:
The prince of poets and the painters king
DMI number:
40078

46. Had Bromio only lived two summers more

First Line:
Had Bromio only lived two summers more
Last Line:
His feat quite built and his last manor sold
DMI number:
17043

47. Had paving London streets in taste

First Line:
Had paving London streets in taste
Last Line:
And B- the corner stone
DMI number:
31364

48. Have at thee to thine hits Will P--kney look

First Line:
Have at thee to thine hits Will P--kney look
Last Line:
He'd for each pound of's own two shillings pay
DMI number:
10363

49. Hence down through Mutton-lane we travel by

First Line:
Hence down through Mutton-lane we travel by
Last Line:
Make old knights wives look bright as any May days
DMI number:
10740

50. Hence to Cloaklane near Dowgate hill we steer

First Line:
Hence to Cloaklane near Dowgate hill we steer
Last Line:
When Vintner Pickard graced the city chair
DMI number:
10722

51. Hence turning on the left down Dutchy-lane

First Line:
Hence turning on the left down Dutchy-lane
Last Line:
Into the Thames when one is drunk with flip
DMI number:
10753

52. Hence we for order cannot well be kept

First Line:
Hence we for order cannot well be kept
Last Line:
He'll never want custom while his drink is good
DMI number:
10351

53. Hence we through Magpie alley cross the way

First Line:
Hence we through Magpie alley cross the way
Last Line:
By fair means what the snob has gained by foul
DMI number:
10749

54. Hence we to hell in Westminster advance

First Line:
Hence we to hell in Westminster advance
Last Line:
None but the poor within its regions move
DMI number:
10758

55. Here boon companion give me leave to warn you

First Line:
Here boon companion give me leave to warn you
Last Line:
Another till he's sent as has been said before
DMI number:
10331

56. Here England's red tribunal having brought

First Line:
Here England's red tribunal having brought
Last Line:
Speak angel court from angels far at distance
DMI number:
10330

57. Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive

First Line:
Here glorious Marlborough for thy wars receive
Last Line:
A race as numerous and as fair as they
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
15449

58. Here I should stop since ancient poets tell

First Line:
Here I should stop since ancient poets tell
Last Line:
And recommend its owner with his wine
DMI number:
10761

59. Here justice Ball or while our hand is in

First Line:
Here justice Ball or while our hand is in
Last Line:
By putting of his worm within their earth
DMI number:
10327

60. Here lies William de Valence

First Line:
Here lies William de Valence
Last Line:
The prentice for the maid
DMI number:
4996

61. How is the ancient seat destroyed

First Line:
How is the ancient seat destroyed
Last Line:
The love and friendship of the old
DMI number:
25032

62. Holm---s is as merry a grig as ever gave

First Line:
Holm---s is as merry a grig as ever gave
Last Line:
He drinks and kisses better than he prays
DMI number:
10724

63. I have a tenement to let

First Line:
I have a tenement to let
Last Line:
Him out of sportsman's hall sir
DMI number:
32974

64. In a doublet of stone from the top of a steeple

First Line:
In a doublet of stone from the top of a steeple
Last Line:
The dregs of the people sink safe to the bottom
DMI number:
39086

65. In street where pond with liquor used to flow

First Line:
In street where pond with liquor used to flow
Last Line:
Is more than any single sportsman's due
DMI number:
10359

66. In Moor's most pleasant field where northern lads

First Line:
In Moor's most pleasant field where northern lads
Last Line:
Your entertainment good and landlord kind
DMI number:
10324

67. Is this the place where late in tonfile yew

First Line:
Is this the place where late in tonfile yew
Last Line:
They lived thrice happy in their want of taste
DMI number:
33240

68. John H---le must now to saddle the right horse

First Line:
John H---le must now to saddle the right horse
Last Line:
And speak his skill in drawing Tate's in brewing
DMI number:
10715

69. Just at the entrance of the palace gate

First Line:
Just at the entrance of the palace gate
Last Line:
Than this where even the drawer is a lord
DMI number:
10719

70. James Monk here from the cock in white-hart-yard

First Line:
James Monk here from the cock in white-hart-yard
Last Line:
Trips up his heels as it ascends his pate
DMI number:
10355

71. John Andrews alias upright John whose gate

First Line:
John Andrews alias upright John whose gate
Last Line:
This tailor can nine men to atoms shake
DMI number:
10337

72. Look how the country hobbs with wonder flock

First Line:
Look how the country hobbs with wonder flock
Last Line:
Cut my cocks comb if ever to heaven you get
DMI number:
5982

73. Look round this vast and venerable place

First Line:
Look round this vast and venerable place
Last Line:
In prostrate ruins lost and dark oblivion laid
DMI number:
31389

74. Light upon him earth though he

First Line:
Light upon him earth though he
Last Line:
Laid many a heavy load on thee
Author:
Abel Evans (Absolute)
DMI number:
25803

75. My stature though of monstrous size

First Line:
My stature though of monstrous size
Last Line:
You then have got me in your head
DMI number:
23978

76. Muzzin looks fierce and rugged to the view

First Line:
Muzzin looks fierce and rugged to the view
Last Line:
That at Muzzin's the game-keeper's make game
DMI number:
10364

77. My neighbour Hunks's house and mine

First Line:
My neighbour Hunks's house and mine
Last Line:
Must be his neighbour or his lodger
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
16091

78. I sing not of battles nor do I much choose

First Line:
I sing not of battles nor do I much choose
Last Line:
Although you and your bridge were in Thames pulled down right | Derry down down &c
DMI number:
20462

79. If over the fields in quest of drink and air

First Line:
If over the fields in quest of drink and air
Last Line:
H' has tunnage big enough to drink his cellar dry
DMI number:
10734

80. If friendship justly claims a seat in rhyme

First Line:
If friendship justly claims a seat in rhyme
Last Line:
Soft seated in Elysian groves of peace
DMI number:
23550

81. K--e T--'s castle now must stand the storm

First Line:
K--e T--'s castle now must stand the storm
Last Line:
Laments what might have kept him there too late
DMI number:
10723

82. Lay heavy on him earth for he

First Line:
Lay heavy on him earth for he
Last Line:
Laid many a heavy load on thee
Author:
Abel Evans (Absolute)
DMI number:
26786

83. Midst this gay court a famous temple stands

First Line:
Midst this gay court a famous temple stands
Last Line:
Encountering honour at the sacred gate
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
23359

84. Miles whom this mansion for its master owns

First Line:
Miles whom this mansion for its master owns
Last Line:
Cease moistening of their clay over dainties during life
DMI number:
10352

85. Madam | To your commands I own obedience due

First Line:
Madam | To your commands I own obedience due
Last Line:
And Heaven to all their offspring prove a friend
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18326

86. Nor if the guest is minded to divert

First Line:
Nor if the guest is minded to divert
Last Line:
Shows emptiness and error fills his skull
DMI number:
10741

87. Nor shall my guest without a special call

First Line:
Nor shall my guest without a special call
Last Line:
The more they'll drink and piss against thy wall
DMI number:
10739

88. Nor shall the sign of Paul the saint be missed

First Line:
Nor shall the sign of Paul the saint be missed
Last Line:
Drinks to be thirsty and to drink again
DMI number:
10725

89. Next if we trace the guidance of our nose

First Line:
Next if we trace the guidance of our nose
Last Line:
Or fix a brain that's like a feather light
DMI number:
10353

90. Next to Moor's gate across the field so named

First Line:
Next to Moor's gate across the field so named
Last Line:
Of universal note for universal news
DMI number:
10323

91. Ne gay attire ne marble hall

First Line:
Ne gay attire ne marble hall
Last Line:
Mine house shall prove an hermitage
Author:
Gilbert West (Absolute)
DMI number:
27979

92. Ne gay attire ne marble hall

First Line:
Ne gay attire ne marble hall
Last Line:
My house shall prove a hermitage
Author:
Gilbert West (Absolute)
DMI number:
22514

93. Near to the church over which a dragon fell

First Line:
Near to the church over which a dragon fell
Last Line:
Destroys in testers blankets quilts and rugs
DMI number:
10360

94. Near to the place where frippery women stand

First Line:
Near to the place where frippery women stand
Last Line:
To let none but themselves their masters cheat
DMI number:
10718

95. Near to the place where Mist the printer dwells

First Line:
Near to the place where Mist the printer dwells
Last Line:
Rather be drunk ten times than one time wedded
DMI number:
10729

96. Next Avery Hobbs his mansion bids us stop

First Line:
Next Avery Hobbs his mansion bids us stop
Last Line:
A sice for every bottle of their own
DMI number:
10329

97. No house of entertainment far or near

First Line:
No house of entertainment far or near
Last Line:
As these are wonders wondrous is this house's trade
DMI number:
10336

98. Now for a house with sots replete and full

First Line:
Now for a house with sots replete and full
Last Line:
Cries it is orthodox with serious face
DMI number:
10726

99. Now for a landlord who to let us know

First Line:
Now for a landlord who to let us know
Last Line:
And with his spouse gets drunk for what she knits
DMI number:
10319

100. Now for an host whose liquors must invite

First Line:
Now for an host whose liquors must invite
Last Line:
When first his parents eyes were fixed on him
DMI number:
10738