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1. A famous critic called the man of taste

First Line:
A famous critic called the man of taste
Last Line:
And a damned Abigail as the critic thought it
DMI number:
24717

2. A fortnight past and something more

First Line:
A fortnight past and something more
Last Line:
The spring alas is dry
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
34443

3. A gaudy rainbow vivid gay

First Line:
A gaudy rainbow vivid gay
Last Line:
Himself replaced upon dry ground
DMI number:
33325

4. A band of cupids the other day

First Line:
A band of cupids the other day
Last Line:
Who's station's now the best
DMI number:
33964

5. A constancy in love I'll prize

First Line:
A constancy in love I'll prize
Last Line:
He brings a thousand more
DMI number:
43227

6. A Grecian dame is thus complete

First Line:
A Grecian dame is thus complete
Last Line:
In love they find the deeper sport
DMI number:
10672

7. A juster present sure was never made

First Line:
A juster present sure was never made
Last Line:
They better write of love I better love
DMI number:
43625

8. A nymph with ilka beauty graced

First Line:
A nymph with ilka beauty graced
Last Line:
These underplotters countermine
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15363

9. A thoughtful druid on the green

First Line:
A thoughtful druid on the green
Last Line:
And darkness takes the place of day
DMI number:
24376

10. A thousand charms if Lesbia boast

First Line:
A thousand charms if Lesbia boast
Last Line:
Or cool this glowing heart of mine
Author:
Josiah Relph (Absolute)
DMI number:
21076

11. A maiden fair I dare not wed

First Line:
A maiden fair I dare not wed
Last Line:
Some faults remain among them all
DMI number:
43993

12. A shape alone let others prize

First Line:
A shape alone let others prize
Last Line:
And read them perfect there
Author:
Mark Akenside (Confident)
DMI number:
36938

13. A star indeed unrivalled in renown

First Line:
A star indeed unrivalled in renown
Last Line:
A D - ney's portrait with an angel's face
DMI number:
21734

14. A lovely form so permanently fair

First Line:
A lovely form so permanently fair
Last Line:
By soft degrees decayed into a saint
Author:
Sneyd Davies (Confident)
DMI number:
23446

15. A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle

First Line:
A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle
Last Line:
Shall sing to Thomasia their queen
DMI number:
25015

16. A lowly swain loved a proud nymph in vain

First Line:
A lowly swain loved a proud nymph in vain
Last Line:
Some gentler nymph who'll not your love refuse
DMI number:
43562

17. Ah happy mask that often lies

First Line:
Ah happy mask that often lies
Last Line:
And all the blissful scene display
DMI number:
6512

18. Ah heavens how she stinks her body's tainted

First Line:
Ah heavens how she stinks her body's tainted
Last Line:
Esteemed by none abhored by all mankind
DMI number:
26567

19. Ah how her picture charms the eager sight

First Line:
Ah how her picture charms the eager sight
Last Line:
When from his glorious bed the mounting sun comes on
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10562

20. Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much

First Line:
Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much
Last Line:
All be they white yet shed they as they stand
DMI number:
44509

21. Ah now you are kind you now have made me blessed

First Line:
Ah now you are kind you now have made me blessed
Last Line:
And taste the earnest of eternity
DMI number:
44383

22. Accept these lines my brother and my friend

First Line:
Accept these lines my brother and my friend
Last Line:
And to each thought celestial requiems sing
DMI number:
35407

23. Alas more hours are spent in pleasure

First Line:
Alas more hours are spent in pleasure
Last Line:
So too much beauty makes a w--re
DMI number:
36824

24. Affable courteous witty and discreet

First Line:
Affable courteous witty and discreet
Last Line:
But proves a victim to her conquering eyes
DMI number:
10972

25. After each skilful touch and every grace

First Line:
After each skilful touch and every grace
Last Line:
Never his own picture more exactly drew
DMI number:
16740

26. Ah Amarillis far more beautiful

First Line:
Ah Amarillis far more beautiful
Last Line:
Shall speak and tell thee that love's martyr dies
DMI number:
22695

27. Ah Celia where are now the charms

First Line:
Ah Celia where are now the charms
Last Line:
Or she has not a heart like thine
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6679

28. Ah Chloris could I now but sit

First Line:
Ah Chloris could I now but sit
Last Line:
To make a beauty she
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
643

29. Ah Chloris that I now could sit

First Line:
Ah Chloris that I now could sit
Last Line:
What fortune they must see
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
44001

30. Ah Cloris that I now could sit

First Line:
Ah Cloris that I now could sit
Last Line:
What fortune they must see
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
42534

31. A wight whose name was Tyndar

First Line:
A wight whose name was Tyndar
Last Line:
Have neither nose nor eye
DMI number:
43772

32. All hearts alike all faces cannot move

First Line:
All hearts alike all faces cannot move
Last Line:
No more than jet the trembling needle draw
DMI number:
14239

33. All human satisfaction springs

First Line:
All human satisfaction springs
Last Line:
That all is outside all is show
DMI number:
25020

34. All nature's work in F--k does appear

First Line:
All nature's work in F--k does appear
Last Line:
Seems unregarded by herself alone
DMI number:
10976

35. All own the young Sylv'a is fatally fair

First Line:
All own the young Sylv'a is fatally fair
Last Line:
By a Je ne say Je ne say quoy
DMI number:
44433

36. All pensive and sad and as grave as a cat

First Line:
All pensive and sad and as grave as a cat
Last Line:
That's once smit with the charms of Miss F-r
DMI number:
19880

37. And wilt thou Romeo still maintain

First Line:
And wilt thou Romeo still maintain
Last Line:
The pencil muse and lyre
DMI number:
32280

38. Apelles once took paint and pencil in hand

First Line:
Apelles once took paint and pencil in hand
Last Line:
That I ever should forget thus now I think on't tis Kitty
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10605

39. Apelles-like when nature did thee make

First Line:
Apelles-like when nature did thee make
Last Line:
I consecrate these lines in thankful duty
DMI number:
43724

40. Apollo's fabled aid I scorn

First Line:
Apollo's fabled aid I scorn
Last Line:
I now implore for mine
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
37506

41. Ancient Phyllis has young graces

First Line:
Ancient Phyllis has young graces
Last Line:
Where's the wonder now
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
12227

42. Among the fair that Hide Park Circus grace

First Line:
Among the fair that Hide Park Circus grace
Last Line:
Whilst she is but the cypher of the ring
DMI number:
12374

43. An amorous little swain

First Line:
An amorous little swain
Last Line:
Alas he loved alas he loved a cruel fair chorus
DMI number:
43576

44. All the materials are the same

First Line:
All the materials are the same
Last Line:
Then would be thought both chaste and fair
DMI number:
43886

45. All things move forward with a prosperous breeze

First Line:
All things move forward with a prosperous breeze
Last Line:
The conquering beauty or the conquering sword
DMI number:
42688

46. And do like to the twins of cupid's mother

First Line:
And do like to the twins of cupid's mother
Last Line:
Still kiss because in love with one another
DMI number:
6871

47. All you beauties and attractions

First Line:
All you beauties and attractions
Last Line:
I for ever bid adieu
DMI number:
43610

48. All you that women love

First Line:
All you that women love
Last Line:
Their skins are made of felt
DMI number:
43302

49. As walking forth to view the plain

First Line:
As walking forth to view the plain
Last Line:
And grant me Katharine Ogie
DMI number:
24068

50. As wandering wretches who devoid of sight

First Line:
As wandering wretches who devoid of sight
Last Line:
And taught me what was pleasure what was pain
DMI number:
12872

51. Are there then gods gods I'll believe it no more

First Line:
Are there then gods gods I'll believe it no more
Last Line:
Least when you swear again you strike me blind
DMI number:
43407

52. As by a river side I passed

First Line:
As by a river side I passed
Last Line:
Rifled her virgin store
DMI number:
42669

53. Art here is useless nature decks her face

First Line:
Art here is useless nature decks her face
Last Line:
All things conspire to give your fame its due
DMI number:
44387

54. As an ant of his talents superiorly vain

First Line:
As an ant of his talents superiorly vain
Last Line:
May soar above those that oppressed him tomorrow
Author:
John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:
33296

55. As at Troy

First Line:
As at Troy
Last Line:
More than the loss of life or victory
DMI number:
14253

56. As in the fair wide-spreading plain

First Line:
As in the fair wide-spreading plain
Last Line:
These stars shall rule the world below
DMI number:
18830

57. At all the places of resort

First Line:
At all the places of resort
Last Line:
And turn her lover's joy to pain
DMI number:
10892

58. At length fair Venus to famed Priaulx yield

First Line:
At length fair Venus to famed Priaulx yield
Last Line:
But this hurls real thunder at his boys
DMI number:
6435

59. At length in Selima I find

First Line:
At length in Selima I find
Last Line:
In Barber's paint or Damon's lays
Author:
Mary Goddard (Speculation)
DMI number:
21949

60. At once the sun and Carlisle took their way

First Line:
At once the sun and Carlisle took their way
Last Line:
Their virtue he their beauty she bestowed
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12380

61. Awake my fair the morning springs

First Line:
Awake my fair the morning springs
Last Line:
And beauties of the soul
Author:
James Barclay (Absolute)
DMI number:
32582

62. 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

63. Attend ye fair while I impart

First Line:
Attend ye fair while I impart
Last Line:
Would you be fair be good
DMI number:
35202

64. Attend ye fair whilst anxious for your praise

First Line:
Attend ye fair whilst anxious for your praise
Last Line:
Such is his verse 'twill melt him into love
DMI number:
12009

65. Attend ye virgins that in heaven have birth

First Line:
Attend ye virgins that in heaven have birth
Last Line:
And if she asks who sent you say twas I
DMI number:
24344

66. Auspicious health appeared on zephyr's wing

First Line:
Auspicious health appeared on zephyr's wing
Last Line:
Find ease in chains or anguish in a crown
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
29846

67. As with a friend on Sunday last

First Line:
As with a friend on Sunday last
Last Line:
And then my wonder ceased
DMI number:
26776

68. Ask me no longer whither stray

First Line:
Ask me no longer whither stray
Last Line:
Fixed become as in their sphere
DMI number:
11214

69. Ask me no more whether do stray

First Line:
Ask me no more whether do stray
Last Line:
And in thy fragrant bosom dies
DMI number:
44110

70. Ask not sweet innocence what grace

First Line:
Ask not sweet innocence what grace
Last Line:
And praised the beauty she bestowed
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
35210

71. Aspasia Laura lovely pair

First Line:
Aspasia Laura lovely pair
Last Line:
Whom pomp and vanity surround
DMI number:
31597

72. Assist me all ye tuneful bards

First Line:
Assist me all ye tuneful bards
Last Line:
Each take his glass to my dear lass | Sweet Nanny of the hill | Dear Nanny sweet Nanny | Dear Nanny of the hill
DMI number:
23317

73. Assist ye muse my untaught tongue

First Line:
Assist ye muse my untaught tongue
Last Line:
Whence will flow perpetual charms
DMI number:
15346

74. Balda thou art of womankind

First Line:
Balda thou art of womankind
Last Line:
Then wash and go to bed
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Confident)
DMI number:
10970

75. Bassa frequents the Bath and Wells in vain

First Line:
Bassa frequents the Bath and Wells in vain
Last Line:
No paint can mend her skin her stink no amber
DMI number:
5295

76. Be not proud pretty one for I must love thee

First Line:
Be not proud pretty one for I must love thee
Last Line:
Sits Cupid now enthroned my pains deriding
DMI number:
43910

77. Be proud blessed glass and justly too

First Line:
Be proud blessed glass and justly too
Last Line:
And show what none abide
DMI number:
5357

78. Beauteous Chloris while thou dost enjoy

First Line:
Beauteous Chloris while thou dost enjoy
Last Line:
Too young too old too nice too free too slow destroys your pleasures
DMI number:
44168

79. Beauty alone's too impotent a charm

First Line:
Beauty alone's too impotent a charm
Last Line:
For elegance can only win the heart
DMI number:
10309

80. Beauty and love once fell at odds

First Line:
Beauty and love once fell at odds
Last Line:
Against god Cupid's power
Author:
Henry Lawes (Speculation) & John Gamble (Speculation)
DMI number:
10694

81. Beauty and love once fell at odds

First Line:
Beauty and love once fell at odds
Last Line:
Gainst Cupid and his power
DMI number:
7055

82. Beauty and wit the mighty maker gave

First Line:
Beauty and wit the mighty maker gave
Last Line:
The transport is eternal and divine
Author:
John Oldmixon (Confident)
DMI number:
7560

83. Beauty blooms on every thorn

First Line:
Beauty blooms on every thorn
Last Line:
Milder you
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36462

84. Beauty is a beggar fie it is too bad

First Line:
Beauty is a beggar fie it is too bad
Last Line:
Farewell our name farewell our fame forever
DMI number:
44097

85. Beauty is but a short-lived flower

First Line:
Beauty is but a short-lived flower
Last Line:
Bloom in the morn at evening fade
DMI number:
12361

86. Beauty is but a vain and fleeting good

First Line:
Beauty is but a vain and fleeting good
Last Line:
In spite of physic painting pains and cost
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation)
DMI number:
24456

87. Beauty is justly termed a divine ray

First Line:
Beauty is justly termed a divine ray
Last Line:
Prepare to meet me and the coming joy
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Absolute)
DMI number:
25412

88. Beauty like kingdoms not for one was made

First Line:
Beauty like kingdoms not for one was made
Last Line:
Which else would die without that influence
DMI number:
44404

89. Beauty riches and wisdom attacked me one day

First Line:
Beauty riches and wisdom attacked me one day
Last Line:
My bosom shall ever disturb more
DMI number:
23553

90. Beauty soon grows familiar to the eye

First Line:
Beauty soon grows familiar to the eye
Last Line:
Virtue alone has charms that never die
DMI number:
33186

91. Beauty thou art a fair but fading flower

First Line:
Beauty thou art a fair but fading flower
Last Line:
Nor art a blessing but a mark from heaven
DMI number:
14257

92. Beauty thou dear deceitful glittering toy

First Line:
Beauty thou dear deceitful glittering toy
Last Line:
illeg the sureties of a better state
DMI number:
24340

93. Beauty thou unexhausted theme

First Line:
Beauty thou unexhausted theme
Last Line:
Tis truth tis moral rectitude
DMI number:
35614

94. Beauty thou vain imaginary good

First Line:
Beauty thou vain imaginary good
Last Line:
And one eternal spring of love goes round
DMI number:
8576

95. Beauty thou wild fantastic ape

First Line:
Beauty thou wild fantastic ape
Last Line:
Inconstant as thy she professors are
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Confident)
DMI number:
5516

96. Beauty to the agreeable must give way

First Line:
Beauty to the agreeable must give way
Last Line:
The agreeable could not then be expressed
DMI number:
17639

97. Beauty was constant love's reward

First Line:
Beauty was constant love's reward
Last Line:
He raved he languished and he died
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
15455

98. Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed

First Line:
Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed
Last Line:
Find a quiet and blessed habitation
DMI number:
33963

99. Beauty with virtue joined is the bright gem

First Line:
Beauty with virtue joined is the bright gem
Last Line:
Conceited living is a thing as rare
DMI number:
43191

100. Beauty's a trifle merits not my care

First Line:
Beauty's a trifle merits not my care
Last Line:
Joined with his mind than be a fool and fair
Author:
Mary Chudleigh [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
5233