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1. A dog for fighting much renowned

First Line:
A dog for fighting much renowned
Last Line:
And for his pride and folly dies
DMI number:
1765

2. A gardener of peculiar taste

First Line:
A gardener of peculiar taste
Last Line:
Shall mourn the folly soon or late
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23383

3. A fakeer a religious well known in the east

First Line:
A fakeer a religious well known in the east
Last Line:
All tortured by choice with the invisible nail
Author:
Richard Owen Cambridge (Absolute)
DMI number:
22583

4. A farmer once to London went

First Line:
A farmer once to London went
Last Line:
That while he bites he may be bit
DMI number:
21870

5. A farmer once to London went

First Line:
A farmer once to London went
Last Line:
That whilst he bites he may be bit
DMI number:
19981

6. A feeble fox with age decayed

First Line:
A feeble fox with age decayed
Last Line:
Which we all carry to our grave
DMI number:
1749

7. A gentleman two whelps did get

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

8. A beggar a beggar a beggar I'll be

First Line:
A beggar a beggar a beggar I'll be
Last Line:
And there they begot such a bold rogue as I
DMI number:
33018

9. A cobbler whom ill chance had made

First Line:
A cobbler whom ill chance had made
Last Line:
To cure your pains who could not mend your shoes
DMI number:
14305

10. A country farmer saint or sinner

First Line:
A country farmer saint or sinner
Last Line:
The farmer's foibles handed down
DMI number:
22574

11. A haughty courtier meeting in the streets

First Line:
A haughty courtier meeting in the streets
Last Line:
The scholar said I do and gave him it
DMI number:
17372

12. A monkey to reform the times

First Line:
A monkey to reform the times
Last Line:
For vice is fitted to his parts
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
24081

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 man without one feeling for his kind

First Line:
A man without one feeling for his kind
Last Line:
Appears the very villain that he draws
DMI number:
31050

15. A miser on a scurvy tit

First Line:
A miser on a scurvy tit
Last Line:
The beam that spreads his own all over
DMI number:
23399

16. A pox on such fools let the scoundrels rail

First Line:
A pox on such fools let the scoundrels rail
Last Line:
When we're each of us free as a king
DMI number:
2653

17. A rap at the door when forth from her chair

First Line:
A rap at the door when forth from her chair
Last Line:
I hope I shall see you when you have nought else to do
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Speculation)
DMI number:
19871

18. A rogue a boy a rogue a man

First Line:
A rogue a boy a rogue a man
Last Line:
And that's to feel his impotence
DMI number:
11007

19. A trifling song you shall hear

First Line:
A trifling song you shall hear
Last Line:
And his song is a trifle to boot
Author:
George Farquhar (Confident)
DMI number:
9702

20. A village monstrous 'tis a mighty beast

First Line:
A village monstrous 'tis a mighty beast
Last Line:
But tired with the relation I'll give over
DMI number:
43070

21. A virtuoso had a mind to see

First Line:
A virtuoso had a mind to see
Last Line:
Pray let me just step home and fetch you mine
Author:
William King (Absolute)
DMI number:
7420

22. A lady lived in former days

First Line:
A lady lived in former days
Last Line:
But all things flourished as before
Author:
William King (Absolute)
DMI number:
10638

23. A Lion cub of sordid mind

First Line:
A Lion cub of sordid mind
Last Line:
And spoils his credit through the nation
Author:
John Gay (Speculation)
DMI number:
1763

24. Ah pretty favourite wert thou blessed with sense

First Line:
Ah pretty favourite wert thou blessed with sense
Last Line:
Thou lackst his reason and he lacks thy place
DMI number:
1000

25. Accept the muse which love and wonder raise

First Line:
Accept the muse which love and wonder raise
Last Line:
And trace their Guardian in thy works alone
DMI number:
15924

26. Alack the times so hard are grown

First Line:
Alack the times so hard are grown
Last Line:
Isn't this an honest man
DMI number:
558

27. A wig that's full an empty skull

First Line:
A wig that's full an empty skull
Last Line:
That hodge podge for the ladies
Author:
Thomas Baker (Confident)
DMI number:
284

28. 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

29. An honest blunt carpenter Thomas by name

First Line:
An honest blunt carpenter Thomas by name
Last Line:
If I'm angry with thee I'm not angry with it
DMI number:
16612

30. An old song made by an aged old pate

First Line:
An old song made by an aged old pate
Last Line:
Which makes that good housekeeping is now grown so cold | Among the young courtiers of the king | Or the king's young courtiers
DMI number:
37464

31. Among all the arts which to please we pursue

First Line:
Among all the arts which to please we pursue
Last Line:
Will straight clap your hands and allow this is new
DMI number:
31824

32. All the world's a stage

First Line:
All the world's a stage
Last Line:
Sans teeth sans eyes sans taste sans everything
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
21641

33. Although no brandished cherubins are here

First Line:
Although no brandished cherubins are here
Last Line:
When an heroic is a georgic too
DMI number:
4539

34. And shall great Halifax resign to fate

First Line:
And shall great Halifax resign to fate
Last Line:
Or Newton die in falling worlds of fire
Author:
George Sewell (Confident)
DMI number:
1470

35. And when the mind a violent passion shakes

First Line:
And when the mind a violent passion shakes
Last Line:
And feeble shakings seize of every limb
DMI number:
20295

36. As mastiff dogs in modern phrase are

First Line:
As mastiff dogs in modern phrase are
Last Line:
Is not this same a Salamander
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
1965

37. As two small children were at play

First Line:
As two small children were at play
Last Line:
Consult your faithful friend the looking glass
DMI number:
1913

38. As oaks in stormy seasons shed

First Line:
As oaks in stormy seasons shed
Last Line:
And off he shook his hair
DMI number:
1418

39. As Giron in the temple lately sat

First Line:
As Giron in the temple lately sat
Last Line:
Twas cause he could not sleep they talked so loud
DMI number:
7519

40. 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

41. As he lived so he died

First Line:
As he lived so he died
Last Line:
But that of wealth cursed mammon
DMI number:
3304

42. As a young rake repentant sat

First Line:
As a young rake repentant sat
Last Line:
No state of life from sorrow's free
Author:
Daniel (the elder) Bellamy (Absolute)
DMI number:
1744

43. As servile preachers who preferment wait

First Line:
As servile preachers who preferment wait
Last Line:
Then raised his voice and the great Trojan sung
DMI number:
3878

44. As some great monarch proud of doing good

First Line:
As some great monarch proud of doing good
Last Line:
And are themselves the source of all their woe
DMI number:
3349

45. At five this morn when Phoebus raised his head

First Line:
At five this morn when Phoebus raised his head
Last Line:
Did seem to me by much the wiser creature
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
2177

46. At Hackney or at Chelsea bred

First Line:
At Hackney or at Chelsea bred
Last Line:
The world applauds the brave submit
DMI number:
19541

47. Avaro who would skin a flint

First Line:
Avaro who would skin a flint
Last Line:
They give their votes but not their heart
DMI number:
217

48. At wit perplexed if you would smile

First Line:
At wit perplexed if you would smile
Last Line:
Bestow it on the poor Noailles
DMI number:
18070

49. 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

50. 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

51. Behold that man that with gigantic might

First Line:
Behold that man that with gigantic might
Last Line:
And all in time will rue it | Then mad &c
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
2592

52. Bred up by parents' arbitrary rules

First Line:
Bred up by parents' arbitrary rules
Last Line:
True martyr to the cause rots stinks and dies
DMI number:
11161

53. Believe me friends whatever you do

First Line:
Believe me friends whatever you do
Last Line:
No wise man will accept it
DMI number:
18319

54. 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

55. 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

56. Boasting fops who court the fair

First Line:
Boasting fops who court the fair
Last Line:
While we talk it flies away
DMI number:
544

57. Beneath a tun whose vast capacious sides

First Line:
Beneath a tun whose vast capacious sides
Last Line:
And with unrivalled ditty charms alone
DMI number:
21717

58. Beneath the gloomy covert of an yew

First Line:
Beneath the gloomy covert of an yew
Last Line:
So lightning gilds the unrelenting storm
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
29809

59. Beneath this rugged stone doth lie

First Line:
Beneath this rugged stone doth lie
Last Line:
And send me anywhere but there
DMI number:
18313

60. By what strong impulse anxious mortals strive

First Line:
By what strong impulse anxious mortals strive
Last Line:
As blissful life and true immortal fame
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Absolute)
DMI number:
9330

61. Can it be thought ye wives this scribbling fool

First Line:
Can it be thought ye wives this scribbling fool
Last Line:
Wives won't be taught be it the school for maids
Author:
Hugh Kelly (Absolute)
DMI number:
37866

62. 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

63. Can you count the silver lights

First Line:
Can you count the silver lights
Last Line:
Or Marlborough's acts or -----n's charms
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
8395

64. Careless quite of mighty things

First Line:
Careless quite of mighty things
Last Line:
At least I hope it may be so
DMI number:
3273

65. But fear some other might the honour win

First Line:
But fear some other might the honour win
Last Line:
And he too late or second should come in
DMI number:
5603

66. By good St Andrew and the thistle

First Line:
By good St Andrew and the thistle
Last Line:
The harm there is in all the three
DMI number:
31874

67. By heaven tis false I am not vain

First Line:
By heaven tis false I am not vain
Last Line:
And witty at my cost
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
2860

68. Come hither my country squire

First Line:
Come hither my country squire
Last Line:
Or enjoy the delights of the town | Such flaunting &c
Author:
Henry Carey (Absolute)
DMI number:
23758

69. Deaf to the bar the pulpit and the throne

First Line:
Deaf to the bar the pulpit and the throne
Last Line:
And pistol proof put down these mighty men
Author:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Absolute)
DMI number:
37948

70. Dear Frank with fancy fire and style

First Line:
Dear Frank with fancy fire and style
Last Line:
Despise his want of sense
Author:
Thomas Fitzgerald (Absolute)
DMI number:
218

71. Dear friend for surely I may call him so

First Line:
Dear friend for surely I may call him so
Last Line:
A grateful soul and a contented mind
Author:
Edmund Poley (Absolute)
DMI number:
956

72. Cursed on the star dear Harry that betrayed

First Line:
Cursed on the star dear Harry that betrayed
Last Line:
To dwell with those whom all combine to shun
Author:
Richardson Pack (Absolute)
DMI number:
20495

73. Cooper how foolish would that author be

First Line:
Cooper how foolish would that author be
Last Line:
It may a while be thumbed and then forgot
Author:
John Oldmixon (Speculation)
DMI number:
6205

74. Could our first father at his toilsome plough

First Line:
Could our first father at his toilsome plough
Last Line:
To fix the wavering form and give the thing a name
DMI number:
30988

75. Could our first father at his toilsome plough

First Line:
Could our first father at his toilsome plough
Last Line:
To hit the wavering form or give the thing a name
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
6969

76. Cupid ere deprived of sight

First Line:
Cupid ere deprived of sight
Last Line:
That love by folly should be led
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
14858

77. Dear Thomas didst thou never pop

First Line:
Dear Thomas didst thou never pop
Last Line:
Always aspiring always low
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
1752

78. Dear Tom I thank you for the offer

First Line:
Dear Tom I thank you for the offer
Last Line:
Too well I know your skill and fame
DMI number:
3008

79. Envy will merit as its shade persue

First Line:
Envy will merit as its shade persue
Last Line:
Reflect new glories and augment the day
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
1369

80. Envy will merit as its shade pursue

First Line:
Envy will merit as its shade pursue
Last Line:
The opposing body's grossness not its own
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29808

81. Ere bribes convince you whom to choose

First Line:
Ere bribes convince you whom to choose
Last Line:
Ours sell themselves and take the gold
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
1966

82. Ere Noll did gainst his pious prince rebel

First Line:
Ere Noll did gainst his pious prince rebel
Last Line:
Today what yesterday preached strenuously
DMI number:
8104

83. Escaped from my guardian's tyrannical sway

First Line:
Escaped from my guardian's tyrannical sway
Last Line:
For their bubbles and bows to give your good sense
Author:
Samuel Foote (Absolute)
DMI number:
37952

84. Don't boast prithee Cibber so much of thy state

First Line:
Don't boast prithee Cibber so much of thy state
Last Line:
And tis easy to know their buffoons from their friends
DMI number:
17981

85. 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

86. Deep to unfathomable spaces deep

First Line:
Deep to unfathomable spaces deep
Last Line:
His pompous creeds and boasted faith has lost
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4070

87. Do what you can a woman still

First Line:
Do what you can a woman still
Last Line:
That one good turn deserves another
DMI number:
19380

88. Downy peace extend thy pinions

First Line:
Downy peace extend thy pinions
Last Line:
Lest excess should drown the soul
DMI number:
20482

89. Fashion a motley nymph of yore

First Line:
Fashion a motley nymph of yore
Last Line:
But damn me into some repute
Author:
Christopher Smart (Absolute)
DMI number:
32332

90. Examine nature's work around

First Line:
Examine nature's work around
Last Line:
For all the world is but a ball
DMI number:
22110

91. First the great gods thy utmost reverence claim

First Line:
First the great gods thy utmost reverence claim
Last Line:
And range immortal in the fields of light
Author:
Thomas Fitzgerald (Absolute)
DMI number:
140

92. Fair daughter blessed beyond thy mother's charms

First Line:
Fair daughter blessed beyond thy mother's charms
Last Line:
Thou too be changed and make my vows thy own
DMI number:
220

93. Fair virgin this epistle begs

First Line:
Fair virgin this epistle begs
Last Line:
To plunder owes his gilded state
Author:
Edward Cobden (Absolute)
DMI number:
16322

94. Four arrant knaves in one deceitful pack

First Line:
Four arrant knaves in one deceitful pack
Last Line:
Instead of knaves shall pass for single tens
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8019

95. Frank carves very ill yet will palm all the meats

First Line:
Frank carves very ill yet will palm all the meats
Last Line:
For of late I invite him but four times a week
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12424

96. 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

97. From rags to paper then to pasteboard changed

First Line:
From rags to paper then to pasteboard changed
Last Line:
While Br----n sinks without our least regard
DMI number:
20851

98. From Stratford arrived piping hot gentlefolks

First Line:
From Stratford arrived piping hot gentlefolks
Last Line:
Your favours have ever outrun my slight merit
DMI number:
38005

99. From the grand tour through Paris Florence Rome

First Line:
From the grand tour through Paris Florence Rome
Last Line:
He knows the world ay and the world knows him
DMI number:
22054

100. Gentle reproofs have long been tried in vain

First Line:
Gentle reproofs have long been tried in vain
Last Line:
To fright away the vermin of the age
Author:
Edmund Ashton (Absolute) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
2184