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1. A chronicler should well in diverse tongues be seen

First Line:
A chronicler should well in diverse tongues be seen
Last Line:
And have whereby to recreate the mind
Author:
John Higgins (Absolute)
DMI number:
15037

2. A country clown called Hodge went up to view

First Line:
A country clown called Hodge went up to view
Last Line:
His body fell out fled his frighted soul
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Speculation)
DMI number:
3638

3. A noble Christian warrior

First Line:
A noble Christian warrior
Last Line:
Thus for her true love's sake | And all for our saviour Jesus Christ
Author:
Richard Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
12050

4. A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky

First Line:
A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky
Last Line:
Will choke our foes though bullets hit them not
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation) & Thomas Kyd (Speculation)
DMI number:
27107

5. A tale of the grief I must unfold

First Line:
A tale of the grief I must unfold
Last Line:
Of this great Duke of Buckingham
Author:
Richard Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
12053

6. A thousand six and ninety years

First Line:
A thousand six and ninety years
Last Line:
And brought this land to bale
DMI number:
29744

7. Ah me what is this mortal life I cried

First Line:
Ah me what is this mortal life I cried
Last Line:
But he alone is great who's truly good
Author:
Hew Dalrymple (Absolute)
DMI number:
32507

8. Accept this humble strain most noble lord

First Line:
Accept this humble strain most noble lord
Last Line:
You'll smile my lord an aldermanic muse
DMI number:
26971

9. Alas how much in vain my poor eyes gaze

First Line:
Alas how much in vain my poor eyes gaze
Last Line:
Come on my lords here will I host tonight
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation) & Thomas Kyd (Speculation)
DMI number:
27085

10. Against such odds if Edward could succeed

First Line:
Against such odds if Edward could succeed
Last Line:
And future fields with that of Poictiers vie
Author:
William Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
37510

11. Ah be not those most miserable souls

First Line:
Ah be not those most miserable souls
Last Line:
They use not reason beasts have none at all
Author:
William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:
15044

12. An epilogue through custom is your right

First Line:
An epilogue through custom is your right
Last Line:
And cry long live our title to success
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
37509

13. As late I wandered over the upland lawn

First Line:
As late I wandered over the upland lawn
Last Line:
Oh sound her triumph though the skies
DMI number:
38687

14. As from Germania's war ensanguined shore

First Line:
As from Germania's war ensanguined shore
Last Line:
The refluent billows in a calm subside
DMI number:
28133

15. As the armour bearer of great Jove

First Line:
As the armour bearer of great Jove
Last Line:
Clews through the maze of war
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42133

16. Attracted by the sapient monarch's fame

First Line:
Attracted by the sapient monarch's fame
Last Line:
She said and sadly silent dropped the lyre
Author:
John Home (Speculation)
DMI number:
33425

17. Audley the arms of death embrace us round

First Line:
Audley the arms of death embrace us round
Last Line:
To live or die I hold indifferent
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation) & Thomas Kyd (Speculation)
DMI number:
27105

18. As young Aurora with chrystal haile

First Line:
As young Aurora with chrystal haile
Last Line:
Quhair evir I go or ryde
Author:
William Dunbar (Absolute)
DMI number:
30003

19. Baldwin the king another Macchaby

First Line:
Baldwin the king another Macchaby
Last Line:
O grief within this little tomb doth lie
DMI number:
29869

20. Bedoun the bents of Banquo brae

First Line:
Bedoun the bents of Banquo brae
Last Line:
That do to heaven aspyre
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
10888

21. Behold fair maid what nature could inspire

First Line:
Behold fair maid what nature could inspire
Last Line:
The last like thee set all the world on fire
Author:
James Macpherson (Absolute)
DMI number:
25909

22. Betwixt the chief of summer and the said winter

First Line:
Betwixt the chief of summer and the said winter
Last Line:
Though I write as it was wist I it not
Author:
Beid (Speculation)
DMI number:
7388

23. Betwixt the chief of the summer and the sad winter

First Line:
Betwixt the chief of the summer and the sad winter
Last Line:
Though I write as it was but I wist it nought
Author:
Beid (Absolute)
DMI number:
29741

24. Bound for holy Palestine

First Line:
Bound for holy Palestine
Last Line:
Our cross with crimson wove and gold
Author:
Thomas Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
38694

25. Bold is the man who in these factious times

First Line:
Bold is the man who in these factious times
Last Line:
Till time and age shall moulder into clay
DMI number:
11302

26. Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell

First Line:
Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell
Last Line:
Should Jack's wife die he would behave as well
DMI number:
25155

27. But by his heralds first he pardons sent

First Line:
But by his heralds first he pardons sent
Last Line:
The bravest glory to the conqueror
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
17007

28. But seeing causes are the chiefest things

First Line:
But seeing causes are the chiefest things
Last Line:
Of reading stories standeth in the suit
DMI number:
15035

29. But story writers ought for neither glory

First Line:
But story writers ought for neither glory
Last Line:
Do cause that stories never can be true
DMI number:
15033

30. Chronologers many of them are so fantastic

First Line:
Chronologers many of them are so fantastic
Last Line:
He strikes
DMI number:
15049

31. Close to the confines of the silent grave

First Line:
Close to the confines of the silent grave
Last Line:
In all the studies grace and dignity of phrase
DMI number:
28714

32. Cloyed with successes and released from care

First Line:
Cloyed with successes and released from care
Last Line:
The greatest hero and the brightest eyes
Author:
William Walsh (Confident)
DMI number:
5934

33. Come let our voices join to sing

First Line:
Come let our voices join to sing
Last Line:
Embrace and practice his commands
DMI number:
36333

34. Dark was the night and wild the storm

First Line:
Dark was the night and wild the storm
Last Line:
All worthy of their name
DMI number:
33068

35. Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand

First Line:
Did Longshanks purchase with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Should give away all that his father won
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
41919

36. Diogenes surly and proud who snarled at the Macedon youth

First Line:
Diogenes surly and proud who snarled at the Macedon youth
Last Line:
Without it we never should have had philosophers poets or kings
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
11835

37. Eight Henrys twice three Edwards and one Stephen

First Line:
Eight Henrys twice three Edwards and one Stephen
Last Line:
All deemed the best of princes to a man
DMI number:
12981

38. Eighth Henry ruling in this land

First Line:
Eighth Henry ruling in this land
Last Line:
In London lost her life
DMI number:
12056

39. Enough of Chloris and our loves

First Line:
Enough of Chloris and our loves
Last Line:
Thy Chloris and thy loves again
DMI number:
3133

40. Dothane deils son and dragon dispytous

First Line:
Dothane deils son and dragon dispytous
Last Line:
Spink sink with stink ad tartara termagorum
Author:
Walter Kennedy (Absolute)
DMI number:
10927

41. Early in infant learning's rising day

First Line:
Early in infant learning's rising day
Last Line:
A monument of these yon stately pile shall stand
DMI number:
25287

42. Dissenting bigots boast no more

First Line:
Dissenting bigots boast no more
Last Line:
And blessings when abused oft turn into a curse
DMI number:
43168

43. Do you not wonder sirs in these poor days

First Line:
Do you not wonder sirs in these poor days
Last Line:
But let for once a tragedy succeed
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
39567

44. Draw the wine

First Line:
Draw the wine
Last Line:
In the pockets argent in their faces gules
DMI number:
43353

45. Dryden in never dying verse

First Line:
Dryden in never dying verse
Last Line:
All other subjects I refuse
DMI number:
44689

46. Far from the busy cares of life

First Line:
Far from the busy cares of life
Last Line:
Is sure it never can be worse
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
33791

47. Ethelbert clept the hely king of Kent

First Line:
Ethelbert clept the hely king of Kent
Last Line:
And after Edbald his son regne gan ther
DMI number:
28915

48. Farewell a long farewell to all my greatness

First Line:
Farewell a long farewell to all my greatness
Last Line:
Have left me naked to mine enemies
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
27045

49. Farewell a long farewell to all my greatness

First Line:
Farewell a long farewell to all my greatness
Last Line:
The hopes of court my hopes in heaven do dwell
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
35233

50. Fair golden age not because rivers purled

First Line:
Fair golden age not because rivers purled
Last Line:
Eternal sleep and night succeeds our sun
DMI number:
43418

51. Fair golden age not because rivers purled

First Line:
Fair golden age not because rivers purled
Last Line:
Then whilst we live let's undisturbed love on
DMI number:
44374

52. Fair mirror of foul times whose fragile sheen

First Line:
Fair mirror of foul times whose fragile sheen
Last Line:
He sent him war or plague or famine sore
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30442

53. From all popish treasons and the gunpowder plot

First Line:
From all popish treasons and the gunpowder plot
Last Line:
And from such as again would blow up three nations | Libera &c
DMI number:
42360

54. From ancient Thespis to the present age

First Line:
From ancient Thespis to the present age
Last Line:
And turn to happier scenes and brighter skies
Author:
Richard Cumberland (Absolute)
DMI number:
38481

55. From deepest dungeons of eternal night

First Line:
From deepest dungeons of eternal night
Last Line:
If you believe seducers more than me
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Confident)
DMI number:
2234

56. Frae Dunideir as I cam throuch

First Line:
Frae Dunideir as I cam throuch
Last Line:
The brim battil of the Harlaw
DMI number:
10857

57. 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

58. For know great prince when you shall come to know

First Line:
For know great prince when you shall come to know
Last Line:
T' have writers than have actors of renown
Author:
Samuel Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
15041

59. For hitherto sly writers wily wits

First Line:
For hitherto sly writers wily wits
Last Line:
In rueful means the shortest form is sweetest
DMI number:
15036

60. From guarded walls her ensigns which contain

First Line:
From guarded walls her ensigns which contain
Last Line:
That you were prisoner there you are truly great
DMI number:
28756

61. From lofty themes from thoughts that soared on high

First Line:
From lofty themes from thoughts that soared on high
Last Line:
And fierce Maria pitied her too late
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
38526

62. Gil's history appears to me

First Line:
Gil's history appears to me
Last Line:
Whose fathers were Gil's skeletons
Author:
Matthew Green (Confident)
DMI number:
21893

63. Genius of Britain who with ancient brute

First Line:
Genius of Britain who with ancient brute
Last Line:
That noblest gift of heaven a patriot king
DMI number:
28447

64. George thy giant race is run

First Line:
George thy giant race is run
Last Line:
And share alike his smiles and guard alike his state
DMI number:
28498

65. From the Romish whore with her triple crown

First Line:
From the Romish whore with her triple crown
Last Line:
And quit us all from that cloud which appears | Quesimus te domine
DMI number:
42986

66. From these lone shades and ever-gloomy bowers

First Line:
From these lone shades and ever-gloomy bowers
Last Line:
Fly on the wings of love and conquest to her arms
Author:
William Pattison (Absolute)
DMI number:
28670

67. Gone with a vengeance had he twenty lives

First Line:
Gone with a vengeance had he twenty lives
Last Line:
The wrath of heaven and the prey of hell
DMI number:
43357

68. Great Saladine the conqueror of the east

First Line:
Great Saladine the conqueror of the east
Last Line:
Hath borne away but that poor shirt he wore
DMI number:
29855

69. Hail fair Ierne parent of the lyre

First Line:
Hail fair Ierne parent of the lyre
Last Line:
And royal beauties grace the ambitious lay
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
33795

70. Gutron the king of Denmark that was tho

First Line:
Gutron the king of Denmark that was tho
Last Line:
Sevente and viii as Flores doth approve
DMI number:
29036

71. Hard is the task in modern days to choose

First Line:
Hard is the task in modern days to choose
Last Line:
The hands which twinned will still preserve the wreath
Author:
Robert Jephson (Absolute)
DMI number:
38466

72. Hark heard you not yon footstep dread

First Line:
Hark heard you not yon footstep dread
Last Line:
Again for freedom fights again for freedom dies
DMI number:
37662

73. Hence empty joys fantastic pleasures hence

First Line:
Hence empty joys fantastic pleasures hence
Last Line:
Thy sire and grandsire both revived in thee
DMI number:
28591

74. Hence sons of avarice hence away

First Line:
Hence sons of avarice hence away
Last Line:
So great a monarch and so bright a queen
DMI number:
28124

75. Henry the Prince fell by his trembling sire

First Line:
Henry the Prince fell by his trembling sire
Last Line:
And tyrants never die a civil death
DMI number:
4892

76. Here lies the famous Godfrey of Bulloigne

First Line:
Here lies the famous Godfrey of Bulloigne
Last Line:
O may his soul rest in peace amen
DMI number:
29760

77. Here lies William de Valence

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

78. Here lieth the renowned Godfrey of Bulloigne who won all this land

First Line:
Here lieth the renowned Godfrey of Bulloigne who won all this land
Last Line:
To the worship of christ rest may his soul in peace amen
DMI number:
29868

79. How fares your grace are you not shot my lord

First Line:
How fares your grace are you not shot my lord
Last Line:
Doth end the harvest of his Audley's war
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation) & Thomas Kyd (Speculation)
DMI number:
27108

80. How is thy spirit hapless Gallia fled

First Line:
How is thy spirit hapless Gallia fled
Last Line:
Britain through every clime shall hail her future king
DMI number:
28809

81. High state and place kindred a wealthy crown

First Line:
High state and place kindred a wealthy crown
Last Line:
When now you see him gain a heavenly throne
DMI number:
29532

82. His valours proof her manly virtues praise

First Line:
His valours proof her manly virtues praise
Last Line:
This Pelham did repel them back abroad
DMI number:
23881

83. Historians only things of weight

First Line:
Historians only things of weight
Last Line:
Laconic shortness memory feeds
Author:
Robert Heath (Absolute)
DMI number:
15052

84. Historians to some courts have had recourse

First Line:
Historians to some courts have had recourse
Last Line:
Of ancient times best doctors are the dead
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
15046

85. Here till our navy of a thousand sail

First Line:
Here till our navy of a thousand sail
Last Line:
This soldier's words have pierced thy father's heart
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation) & Thomas Kyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
27088

86. Here under lieth a man of fame

First Line:
Here under lieth a man of fame
Last Line:
Thirteen hundred fourscore and three odd
DMI number:
23875

87. Here under lieth a man of fame

First Line:
Here under lieth a man of fame
Last Line:
Thirteen hundred fourscore three and odd
DMI number:
34941

88. I have no urns no dusty monuments

First Line:
I have no urns no dusty monuments
Last Line:
Of long descents to boast false honours from
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
13526

89. In the city I'm honoured like a god

First Line:
In the city I'm honoured like a god
Last Line:
The whole world is full of Mendacio's fame
Author:
Thomas Tomkis [Tomkys] (Absolute)
DMI number:
16375

90. In ancient days when Arthur reigned

First Line:
In ancient days when Arthur reigned
Last Line:
And sing their hapless loves
Author:
William Julius Mickle (Absolute)
DMI number:
32539

91. In ancient times before this isle was known

First Line:
In ancient times before this isle was known
Last Line:
And learn from thee to govern and to dress
Author:
John Breval (Absolute)
DMI number:
9682

92. In ancient times when Britain's trade was arms

First Line:
In ancient times when Britain's trade was arms
Last Line:
Each English breast like noble Piercy's kind
Author:
John Home (Absolute)
DMI number:
38115

93. In Russia's frozen clime some ages since

First Line:
In Russia's frozen clime some ages since
Last Line:
And every thing on earth submits to time
Author:
Thomas Lisle (Absolute)
DMI number:
27850

94. In blooming majesty and graceful state

First Line:
In blooming majesty and graceful state
Last Line:
To patriots heroes kings through ages yet unborn
DMI number:
28459

95. In kingly Stephen's reign

First Line:
In kingly Stephen's reign
Last Line:
Their loves had joyful end
DMI number:
12049

96. In doubtful breast whilst motherly pity

First Line:
In doubtful breast whilst motherly pity
Last Line:
To another must I make sepulchre
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
49365

97. In eighty eight before I was born

First Line:
In eighty eight before I was born
Last Line:
As they did know when a
DMI number:
42942

98. Is what we owe great William then

First Line:
Is what we owe great William then
Last Line:
Devoted it to liberty
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11542

99. It was a blind beggar that long lost his sight

First Line:
It was a blind beggar that long lost his sight
Last Line:
With marvellous pleasure and wished delight
DMI number:
11678

100. Itt was a blind beggar had long lost his sight

First Line:
Itt was a blind beggar had long lost his sight
Last Line:
All with his faire ladye the prettye Bessee
DMI number:
37333