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1. A gentleman two whelps did get

First Line:
A gentleman two whelps did get
Last Line:
Maintains me to this day
DMI number:
24765

2. 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

3. A beautiful lady in fair London town

First Line:
A beautiful lady in fair London town
Last Line:
And if I didn't find out your gangway d-me | With my tol &c
DMI number:
32976

4. A brow austere a circumspective eye

First Line:
A brow austere a circumspective eye
Last Line:
Will deem you sir a man of consequence
DMI number:
31908

5. A compliment no curse upon the birth

First Line:
A compliment no curse upon the birth
Last Line:
Who'll be too early ripe and rotten soon
DMI number:
17784

6. A justice walking over the frozen Thames

First Line:
A justice walking over the frozen Thames
Last Line:
I prithee help me over on thy back
DMI number:
13071

7. A negro I but sprung from Northern climes

First Line:
A negro I but sprung from Northern climes
Last Line:
And then in iron-cage like Bajazet I die
DMI number:
7042

8. A negro I though sprung from northern climes

First Line:
A negro I though sprung from northern climes
Last Line:
And in an iron cage like Bajazet I die
DMI number:
26701

9. A thin ill natured ghost that haunts the king

First Line:
A thin ill natured ghost that haunts the king
Last Line:
Should ever be thus condemned to counselling
Author:
John Sheffield (Confident)
DMI number:
4493

10. A man so various that he seemed to be

First Line:
A man so various that he seemed to be
Last Line:
That every man with him was God or devil
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
36900

11. A man that's neither high nor low

First Line:
A man that's neither high nor low
Last Line:
But silent if required
Author:
Catherine Jemmat (Speculation)
DMI number:
35371

12. A man that's neither high nor low

First Line:
A man that's neither high nor low
Last Line:
It shall be no objection
Author:
Catherine Jemmat (Speculation)
DMI number:
32951

13. A man there is to all the country known

First Line:
A man there is to all the country known
Last Line:
For want of business is a busy fellow
DMI number:
33369

14. A monk sir and his brother

First Line:
A monk sir and his brother
Last Line:
For such a damned design
DMI number:
5452

15. A spark who fain would pass for wise

First Line:
A spark who fain would pass for wise
Last Line:
And dubbed himself a fool
DMI number:
25025

16. A whipman is the greatest prince in nature

First Line:
A whipman is the greatest prince in nature
Last Line:
And drive you all unto an happy end
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
27881

17. A whipman is the greatest prince of nature

First Line:
A whipman is the greatest prince of nature
Last Line:
And drive you all unto an happy end
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
34842

18. Abdera mourns her Agatho who died

First Line:
Abdera mourns her Agatho who died
Last Line:
A chief so young and yet so valiant too
DMI number:
39272

19. A wig that's full

First Line:
A wig that's full
Last Line:
That hodgepodge for the ladies
Author:
Thomas Baker (Absolute)
DMI number:
23799

20. A wolf that long had ranged the wood

First Line:
A wolf that long had ranged the wood
Last Line:
A king without my liberty
DMI number:
33032

21. All my past life is mine no more

First Line:
All my past life is mine no more
Last Line:
Tis all that heaven allows
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4123

22. An unaffected freedom graced his soul

First Line:
An unaffected freedom graced his soul
Last Line:
Was brave without reward without vainglory wise
DMI number:
9606

23. As on his death bed gasping Strephon lay

First Line:
As on his death bed gasping Strephon lay
Last Line:
Live not like Strephon but like Strephon die
Author:
Thomas Flatman (Absolute)
DMI number:
5951

24. As Fricus bawdy sung and spoke

First Line:
As Fricus bawdy sung and spoke
Last Line:
To show you cannot blush
DMI number:
25688

25. As Giron lately in the temple sat

First Line:
As Giron lately in the temple sat
Last Line:
Twas 'cause he could not sleep they talked so loud
DMI number:
17488

26. As Damon who had hardly sped

First Line:
As Damon who had hardly sped
Last Line:
And find out quickly who's the greatest cheat
DMI number:
8497

27. As some raw squire by tender mother bred

First Line:
As some raw squire by tender mother bred
Last Line:
For ought I know he may turn tail for ever
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
35747

28. As I lay musing all alone

First Line:
As I lay musing all alone
Last Line:
And from such sin ever to keep
DMI number:
44491

29. As I was walking reading in a book

First Line:
As I was walking reading in a book
Last Line:
For poets dare at all adventures speak
DMI number:
43037

30. At dead of night when peaceful spirits sleep

First Line:
At dead of night when peaceful spirits sleep
Last Line:
By Murray's projects and by Prior's mouse
DMI number:
7277

31. At last mine eyes are open and I see

First Line:
At last mine eyes are open and I see
Last Line:
Alone can give content and free from strife
DMI number:
5137

32. Asterius was a pretty sort of prince

First Line:
Asterius was a pretty sort of prince
Last Line:
Is not to indulge your self in thoughts of being great
DMI number:
8604

33. Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages

First Line:
Bear and forbear thus preach the stoic sages
Last Line:
Sappho will neither bear nor yet forbear
DMI number:
33363

34. Behold from the infernal lake I'm come

First Line:
Behold from the infernal lake I'm come
Last Line:
Good night little good Mr Devil's doctor
DMI number:
43064

35. Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode

First Line:
Bevis blessed himselfe and forth yode
Last Line:
As he was in his flyenge
DMI number:
37637

36. Brebeuf in well deserving lines

First Line:
Brebeuf in well deserving lines
Last Line:
With him who sings the ass's hide
DMI number:
8929

37. Believe me Will that they who have least sense

First Line:
Believe me Will that they who have least sense
Last Line:
Lies in the more or less degree of sense
DMI number:
3865

38. Believe me Will that those who have least sense

First Line:
Believe me Will that those who have least sense
Last Line:
Lies in the more or the less want of sense
DMI number:
6496

39. Blithe Jockey young and gay

First Line:
Blithe Jockey young and gay
Last Line:
He still is in my mind
DMI number:
11696

40. Bluff as the winds that on the ocean roar

First Line:
Bluff as the winds that on the ocean roar
Last Line:
Or's sent in smoke to visit Captain Wade
DMI number:
7211

41. Can we succeed by wishing tis a jest

First Line:
Can we succeed by wishing tis a jest
Last Line:
The greatest bar to happiness is pride
DMI number:
22098

42. By my friends turned adrift

First Line:
By my friends turned adrift
Last Line:
To her baby that lies in the cradle
DMI number:
26568

43. By nature formed of perfect shape

First Line:
By nature formed of perfect shape
Last Line:
Yes justly answers it
DMI number:
31944

44. By heavens 'twas bravely done

First Line:
By heavens 'twas bravely done
Last Line:
And then to fall like Phaeton
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
5477

45. But though the two legged brute we last observed

First Line:
But though the two legged brute we last observed
Last Line:
H' has drank to sleep and slept to drink again
DMI number:
10709

46. Bring my lyre and tune the strings

First Line:
Bring my lyre and tune the strings
Last Line:
All my songs must be of love
DMI number:
3532

47. Curio tis plain by all these motto's

First Line:
Curio tis plain by all these motto's
Last Line:
But oh preserve my weeds
DMI number:
33398

48. Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind

First Line:
Cursed be the timorous fool whose feeble mind
Last Line:
A steady resolute heroic soul
DMI number:
3655

49. Comus nor Momus now must be my theme

First Line:
Comus nor Momus now must be my theme
Last Line:
The doctor holed with the badger at his back
Author:
John Dean (Absolute)
DMI number:
43055

50. Damon a young deceitful swain

First Line:
Damon a young deceitful swain
Last Line:
For all his broken vows
DMI number:
8483

51. Damon for love still meets disdain

First Line:
Damon for love still meets disdain
Last Line:
And are like me undone
DMI number:
8499

52. Dear Jack of ancient race the son

First Line:
Dear Jack of ancient race the son
Last Line:
And mongst the muses write my name
DMI number:
12887

53. Dear madam I'm glad you've so happily hit

First Line:
Dear madam I'm glad you've so happily hit
Last Line:
And though odd in myself I'll be even with you
DMI number:
25014

54. Dear old brother Jo

First Line:
Dear old brother Jo
Last Line:
Without irreligion or faction
DMI number:
11784

55. Did Perrault the assassin ever give

First Line:
Did Perrault the assassin ever give
Last Line:
Tis false and needs no proof for I'm alive
DMI number:
8986

56. Discord was prowling through the land

First Line:
Discord was prowling through the land
Last Line:
He is his father's son
DMI number:
40627

57. Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it

First Line:
Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it
Last Line:
For they are said to owe that mean to pay it
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13205

58. Dorset the grace of courts the muses pride

First Line:
Dorset the grace of courts the muses pride
Last Line:
And patriots still or poets deck the line
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
17790

59. Duonis great heart the greatest ever was known

First Line:
Duonis great heart the greatest ever was known
Last Line:
Great heart which two great lovers contained alone
DMI number:
8956

60. Each thing about you is so neat

First Line:
Each thing about you is so neat
Last Line:
And am your servant K--- chaise
DMI number:
32478

61. Early by four on Friday morn

First Line:
Early by four on Friday morn
Last Line:
So blessed myself and came away
DMI number:
43167

62. Deep sunk in down till the gay morning's spent

First Line:
Deep sunk in down till the gay morning's spent
Last Line:
And reeling goes triumphantly to bed
DMI number:
35465

63. Drawn first an arrant fop from top to toe

First Line:
Drawn first an arrant fop from top to toe
Last Line:
That fools themselves may note him for an ass
DMI number:
6211

64. Formed by the hand of heaven with vast design

First Line:
Formed by the hand of heaven with vast design
Last Line:
In the hearts of his countrymen
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36129

65. Fricus displays such wondrous merit

First Line:
Fricus displays such wondrous merit
Last Line:
To qualify him for Tom King's
DMI number:
25690

66. For quiet friend the sailor prays

First Line:
For quiet friend the sailor prays
Last Line:
That hates a knave and loathes a fool
DMI number:
36318

67. Fools they are the only nation

First Line:
Fools they are the only nation
Last Line:
Oh who would not be | he he he
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
23621

68. From folly to vice and from vice to the grave

First Line:
From folly to vice and from vice to the grave
Last Line:
I wait for the passport of death to the devil
DMI number:
25470

69. From London your honours to Stratford I'm come

First Line:
From London your honours to Stratford I'm come
Last Line:
And be back in a moment a coming a coming a coming
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
33773

70. From men's discourse their different skills we find

First Line:
From men's discourse their different skills we find
Last Line:
And all we learn is that he is not dumb
DMI number:
12804

71. From morn to night from day to day

First Line:
From morn to night from day to day
Last Line:
Then hush and be an angel quite
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
30980

72. From the hag and hungry goblin

First Line:
From the hag and hungry goblin
Last Line:
Methinks it is no Journey | All the while I sing | Any food any feeding | Money drink or clothing | Come dame or maid | Be not afraid | Poor Tom will injure nothing
DMI number:
42476

73. Give me a charming girl Twangdillo cries

First Line:
Give me a charming girl Twangdillo cries
Last Line:
Except a scolding wife and cuckold's horns
DMI number:
5323

74. Give me a soul so great so high

First Line:
Give me a soul so great so high
Last Line:
Nothing of self not a bare name
DMI number:
6988

75. Gellius is lean and why not such a son

First Line:
Gellius is lean and why not such a son
Last Line:
Which shows you why the skeleton is such
DMI number:
8540

76. Fulvus has neither wealth nor wit

First Line:
Fulvus has neither wealth nor wit
Last Line:
Because she shines and warms him not
DMI number:
25068

77. Great Taylor comes loud rumour cries

First Line:
Great Taylor comes loud rumour cries
Last Line:
Lest they should prove our ruin
DMI number:
38408

78. Great wits and valours like great states

First Line:
Great wits and valours like great states
Last Line:
More foll'wers than a thief to th'gallows
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
5611

79. Hail king of horses noble Rosinante

First Line:
Hail king of horses noble Rosinante
Last Line:
Did gallop once or else the historian fails
DMI number:
9442

80. Grant me propitious powers this one request

First Line:
Grant me propitious powers this one request
Last Line:
But thrive be green and prosper all the year
DMI number:
6544

81. Hale scared Cynthia mutable but chaste

First Line:
Hale scared Cynthia mutable but chaste
Last Line:
And in soft dreams preach honour's funeral
DMI number:
44679

82. Good people all I pray give ear

First Line:
Good people all I pray give ear
Last Line:
Did say he died repenting
DMI number:
42454

83. He deals in destiny's dark counsels

First Line:
He deals in destiny's dark counsels
Last Line:
They for discovery flock or curing
Author:
Samuel Butler (Absolute)
DMI number:
9793

84. Henceforth brave souls you who would fain repair

First Line:
Henceforth brave souls you who would fain repair
Last Line:
As me the light itself confine to the burning glass
DMI number:
44594

85. Here lies a knave in this cold grave

First Line:
Here lies a knave in this cold grave
Last Line:
Which should have catched him at his mother's womb
DMI number:
21572

86. Here lies the butt of all his betters

First Line:
Here lies the butt of all his betters
Last Line:
His megrim maggot bitten head
DMI number:
34983

87. Here lies M--w D--n a man much exposed

First Line:
Here lies M--w D--n a man much exposed
Last Line:
And both knew too well and too ill his profession
DMI number:
24986

88. How blessed was the created state

First Line:
How blessed was the created state
Last Line:
You love me for a frailer part
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4122

89. How brimful of nothing's the life of a beau

First Line:
How brimful of nothing's the life of a beau
Last Line:
They can be nothing no where who nothing are here | Such such is the life of a beau
Author:
James Miller (Absolute)
DMI number:
23790

90. Hirry hary hobbilschow

First Line:
Hirry hary hobbilschow
Last Line:
Skink first to me the kan
Author:
William Dunbar (Speculation)
DMI number:
10906

91. His foppery without the help of sense

First Line:
His foppery without the help of sense
Last Line:
An eminent fool must be a man of parts
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
5612

92. Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned

First Line:
Honest Harry's alive how do ye know it says Ned
Last Line:
O I'm perfectly sure for Dick said he was dead
DMI number:
24813

93. How hard's my hap to have my fair consigned

First Line:
How hard's my hap to have my fair consigned
Last Line:
And we with bounteous hand thy friendship will reward
DMI number:
6696

94. Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold

First Line:
Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold
Last Line:
Or the chaplain for tis his trade as in duty bound shall pray
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
5941

95. I call the man unworthy of my praise

First Line:
I call the man unworthy of my praise
Last Line:
Desires in vain if he forget the sight
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25911

96. I had an epilogue to speak tonight

First Line:
I had an epilogue to speak tonight
Last Line:
Critics be dumb ye men of candour kind
Author:
Elizabeth Griffith (Speculation)
DMI number:
33764

97. In summer time when leaves grow greene

First Line:
In summer time when leaves grow greene
Last Line:
Neates leather shall clout thy shoen
DMI number:
37318

98. In a famous street near Whetstone's Park

First Line:
In a famous street near Whetstone's Park
Last Line:
Or 'tis forty to one but they there catch a fall | With a fa la la la &c
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
7040

99. In silent wonder sunk in rapture bound

First Line:
In silent wonder sunk in rapture bound
Last Line:
And every thinking creature stands aghast
DMI number:
40632

100. In Marlborough there remains not only

First Line:
In Marlborough there remains not only
Last Line:
Which kind heaven bestows
DMI number:
5044