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1. A thing more strange all men will say

First Line:
A thing more strange all men will say
Last Line:
Explain my name and what I am
DMI number:
23997

2. A wife you wished me sir rich fair and young

First Line:
A wife you wished me sir rich fair and young
Last Line:
Expect such plenty I would wish no more
Author:
Sir John Davies (Speculation)
DMI number:
41931

3. All men of mirth and sense admire and love

First Line:
All men of mirth and sense admire and love
Last Line:
In being deceived the greatest pleasure lies
DMI number:
37715

4. Apollo I will not implore

First Line:
Apollo I will not implore
Last Line:
Nor swallowed his worm powder
DMI number:
2646

5. All things finished now and ended

First Line:
All things finished now and ended
Last Line:
There's gall in the heart deceit in the deed
DMI number:
42011

6. Although the speaking word have life

First Line:
Although the speaking word have life
Last Line:
When the spoken word is fled
DMI number:
41918

7. As some unthrifty academic beau

First Line:
As some unthrifty academic beau
Last Line:
What you with greater ease perform than hear
DMI number:
1919

8. At my low cottage on a cheerful morn

First Line:
At my low cottage on a cheerful morn
Last Line:
But I despair and humbly bid adieu
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18296

9. As well the noble savage of the field

First Line:
As well the noble savage of the field
Last Line:
Or vultures sort with doves as I with thee
DMI number:
14226

10. Belinda sighs for Strephon and would show it

First Line:
Belinda sighs for Strephon and would show it
Last Line:
Love makes not him or her but others blind
DMI number:
17124

11. Can you not Silvia in my eyes

First Line:
Can you not Silvia in my eyes
Last Line:
The joy for which he burns
DMI number:
16606

12. Chloe this comes to let you know

First Line:
Chloe this comes to let you know
Last Line:
This billet burn and pardon me
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22798

13. Daphnis because I am your debtor

First Line:
Daphnis because I am your debtor
Last Line:
I rest your very humble servant
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41818

14. Dear sir when I received your letter

First Line:
Dear sir when I received your letter
Last Line:
And write you rhyme when they play pools | At Mr T--s
DMI number:
35345

15. Famed stream by whose retentive force we're taught

First Line:
Famed stream by whose retentive force we're taught
Last Line:
Since great the running and from weakness too
DMI number:
24104

16. Even as the vapour which the fire repells

First Line:
Even as the vapour which the fire repells
Last Line:
Of words well taken such delights do flow
DMI number:
41728

17. 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

18. Go happy letter go

First Line:
Go happy letter go
Last Line:
Or stand the charms of such a tongue as thine
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
17476

19. Gods have their flying mercury but we

First Line:
Gods have their flying mercury but we
Last Line:
The jarring world in bonds of amity
Author:
John Morrice (Absolute)
DMI number:
14045

20. Great was that genius most sublime that thought

First Line:
Great was that genius most sublime that thought
Last Line:
To spread deep mysteries from pole to pole
DMI number:
1739

21. Had I ten thousand mouths and tongues

First Line:
Had I ten thousand mouths and tongues
Last Line:
And help to set the world on fire
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation) & Thomas Sheridan (Absolute)
DMI number:
10625

22. Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid

First Line:
Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid
Last Line:
And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
1374

23. He who in his pocket has no money

First Line:
He who in his pocket has no money
Last Line:
Should in his mouth be never without honey
DMI number:
17148

24. He that such carriage store was wont to have

First Line:
He that such carriage store was wont to have
Last Line:
Six carriers makes now he is dead and gone
DMI number:
29292

25. Hobson what's out of sight is out of mind

First Line:
Hobson what's out of sight is out of mind
Last Line:
Is now alas content to take one sheet
DMI number:
29291

26. I am a mute yet full of eloquence

First Line:
I am a mute yet full of eloquence
Last Line:
Give me the praise of thousand thousand charms
DMI number:
22830

27. I have his letters of a modern date

First Line:
I have his letters of a modern date
Last Line:
To purchase certain horse that like him well
DMI number:
22405

28. I intend these lines for Gabriel Rybault

First Line:
I intend these lines for Gabriel Rybault
Last Line:
So an answer friend Rybault from thee I expect
DMI number:
26975

29. It has always been thought discreet

First Line:
It has always been thought discreet
Last Line:
How many Damons how few Dorsets live
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11875

30. My masters and friends

First Line:
My masters and friends
Last Line:
And then we shall speak to the purpose
DMI number:
2722

31. I shunned with caution the officious tale

First Line:
I shunned with caution the officious tale
Last Line:
False facts nor did I those I heard relate
DMI number:
37707

32. I lived before the flood yet still am young

First Line:
I lived before the flood yet still am young
Last Line:
Till the last conflagration clears the stage
DMI number:
24022

33. I've prayed and threatened yet tis all in vain

First Line:
I've prayed and threatened yet tis all in vain
Last Line:
With health long life and friends
DMI number:
35344

34. Lead me over bones and skulls and mouldering earth

First Line:
Lead me over bones and skulls and mouldering earth
Last Line:
Of Garcia's more detested bed
DMI number:
14225

35. Millions of busy thoughts inform my breast

First Line:
Millions of busy thoughts inform my breast
Last Line:
And all be first expressed they're all confined
DMI number:
9542

36. Madam | Your present of albisick paste

First Line:
Madam | Your present of albisick paste
Last Line:
Of complements your very humble &c
Author:
Anthony Hammond (Confident)
DMI number:
10575

37. Mambrino having spent all his estate

First Line:
Mambrino having spent all his estate
Last Line:
We part as wise as when we came together
DMI number:
43761

38. Lying is an occupation

First Line:
Lying is an occupation
Last Line:
Tis the practice of the great
DMI number:
23837

39. Nay but I must I must indeed papa

First Line:
Nay but I must I must indeed papa
Last Line:
Miss in her teens shall thank them for their care
Author:
George Colman (Absolute)
DMI number:
33765

40. Near London Bridge once stood a gate

First Line:
Near London Bridge once stood a gate
Last Line:
Of tongues that never cease
DMI number:
32022

41. No man of true humanity and sense

First Line:
No man of true humanity and sense
Last Line:
Would you forbear for fear it should displease
DMI number:
10511

42. Of late along the streets I musing walked

First Line:
Of late along the streets I musing walked
Last Line:
Of lawyers was relief against his tongue
Author:
Thomas Sprat (Confident)
DMI number:
42177

43. Of all the arts in which the wise excel

First Line:
Of all the arts in which the wise excel
Last Line:
That knowledge useless is we can't impart
DMI number:
31169

44. On courting I went to my love

First Line:
On courting I went to my love
Last Line:
Oh what a dull booby was I
DMI number:
22402

45. Once on a time in merry mood

First Line:
Once on a time in merry mood
Last Line:
The best they swore he ever spoke
Author:
Thomas Sheridan (Confident) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
10624

46. On twelfth night sir by that good token

First Line:
On twelfth night sir by that good token
Last Line:
Tell him that he is worthy you
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41819

47. Once a lady requested a nobleman's hand

First Line:
Once a lady requested a nobleman's hand
Last Line:
In defence of a c-u-n-t
DMI number:
31777

48. One evening when the sun was just gone down

First Line:
One evening when the sun was just gone down
Last Line:
Homer was blind and Bennet could not read
DMI number:
6580

49. Peruse my leaves through every part

First Line:
Peruse my leaves through every part
Last Line:
He's a gold pencil tipped with lead
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
12150

50. Peruse my leaves through every part

First Line:
Peruse my leaves through every part
Last Line:
He's a golden pencil tipped with lead
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
1959

51. Rubinus is extreme in eloquence

First Line:
Rubinus is extreme in eloquence
Last Line:
Till he rails English rogue go fetch my cloak
DMI number:
43760

52. Simplex munditiis is the word

First Line:
Simplex munditiis is the word
Last Line:
By Simp munditiis meant herself
DMI number:
35587

53. Since to constrain our joys that ill bred rude

First Line:
Since to constrain our joys that ill bred rude
Last Line:
When we meet next be sure you all deny
Author:
Sir Carr Scrope (Absolute)
DMI number:
41865

54. So soft and amorously you write

First Line:
So soft and amorously you write
Last Line:
All things devoted to your mind
Author:
Sir George Etherege (Absolute) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2229

55. Since Ireland does so charming prove

First Line:
Since Ireland does so charming prove
Last Line:
More dismal than my Oh hod'n oh | Oh hod'n oh hod'n hod'n hod'n oh | Oh hod'n o-----h o--h hod'n oh
DMI number:
9663

56. Sir having nothing else to do

First Line:
Sir having nothing else to do
Last Line:
And so in haste we sign and seal
Author:
Jonathan Smedley (Confident) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
2117

57. Supposing your college

First Line:
Supposing your college
Last Line:
Remember his fate and so parson adieu
DMI number:
9648

58. The noble art from Cadmus took its rise

First Line:
The noble art from Cadmus took its rise
Last Line:
Gave colour and a body to the thought
Author:
Mary Monck (Absolute)
DMI number:
15789

59. The word explains itself without the muse

First Line:
The word explains itself without the muse
Last Line:
Each quarter gives accounts of war and trade
DMI number:
5102

60. Thou speakest always ill of me

First Line:
Thou speakest always ill of me
Last Line:
The world believes nor one nor the other
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
12573

61. Thus after plain repast each cheerful guest

First Line:
Thus after plain repast each cheerful guest
Last Line:
And how to keep the good supreme in view
Author:
Thomas Sheridan (Confident)
DMI number:
21838

62. Thy pleasing accent thrills into my breast

First Line:
Thy pleasing accent thrills into my breast
Last Line:
As I thy well tuned speech
Author:
John Bancroft (Absolute) & William Mountfort (Absolute)
DMI number:
20916

63. To spout or not to spout's the question now

First Line:
To spout or not to spout's the question now
Last Line:
And lose the name of spouters in a day
DMI number:
33762

64. Tis said of monkeys that their race can talk

First Line:
Tis said of monkeys that their race can talk
Last Line:
And wake its hottest wrath for blood unjustly shed
DMI number:
33582

65. To mention God no man has just pretence

First Line:
To mention God no man has just pretence
Last Line:
From their ill ways give me thy grace to fly
DMI number:
30604

66. To Mr M--n Miss B--ce presents

First Line:
To Mr M--n Miss B--ce presents
Last Line:
His absent friends and absent fairs
DMI number:
35343

67. Two gossips they merrily met

First Line:
Two gossips they merrily met
Last Line:
Our husbands are never the worse
DMI number:
12289

68. What fools are they who use to cry

First Line:
What fools are they who use to cry
Last Line:
To be damned or beggared for't
DMI number:
6602

69. What lay imprisoned and confined alone

First Line:
What lay imprisoned and confined alone
Last Line:
Out some years trials and approved them good
DMI number:
41893

70. When first the infant leaves the darksome space

First Line:
When first the infant leaves the darksome space
Last Line:
The pile forbid to raise its impious head
DMI number:
15465

71. When first the spreading fame the rumour run

First Line:
When first the spreading fame the rumour run
Last Line:
Were full of Athens and the enterprise
DMI number:
6883

72. Whenever Solon mongst the crowd appeared

First Line:
Whenever Solon mongst the crowd appeared
Last Line:
Thy empire boundless as eternity
DMI number:
30635

73. When wise philosophers explain

First Line:
When wise philosophers explain
Last Line:
The middle is a ruby
DMI number:
31387

74. With numbers vulgar yet with heart sincere

First Line:
With numbers vulgar yet with heart sincere
Last Line:
With ten thousand welcomes I greet ye all here
DMI number:
10876

75. Words of themselves with easy current flow

First Line:
Words of themselves with easy current flow
Last Line:
Where much of haste and little judgment's shown
DMI number:
23090

76. You B-n-ne G-ff-n and little La P-ll

First Line:
You B-n-ne G-ff-n and little La P-ll
Last Line:
And send what A-le would he write might have writ
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
9689

77. Your soup you call and really tis plain pottage

First Line:
Your soup you call and really tis plain pottage
Last Line:
Your house a cottage call and tis a cottage
DMI number:
35744

78. Your words are ear wigs to my vexed brains

First Line:
Your words are ear wigs to my vexed brains
Last Line:
They strike me senseless
DMI number:
41730