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1. A doting old fool had a mind for to wed

First Line:
A doting old fool had a mind for to wed
Last Line:
Whilst I eat of the buck I shall think of the horns
DMI number:
23083

2. A finished form charms to allure the eye

First Line:
A finished form charms to allure the eye
Last Line:
Chaste without pride a wife devoid of art
DMI number:
21736

3. A fortune take for better and for worse

First Line:
A fortune take for better and for worse
Last Line:
Tis then that man and wife are on the par
DMI number:
27508

4. A friend proposed to me a wife

First Line:
A friend proposed to me a wife
Last Line:
Their husbands know from other men
DMI number:
36730

5. A fumbling old parson who got a young wife

First Line:
A fumbling old parson who got a young wife
Last Line:
I'll only desire the tythe of the men
DMI number:
25026

6. A bachelor would have a wife that's wise

First Line:
A bachelor would have a wife that's wise
Last Line:
He should bespeak her there's none ready made
DMI number:
12446

7. A batchelor more gay than sage

First Line:
A batchelor more gay than sage
Last Line:
Fair tuttress each the same to you
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22780

8. A blooming youth lies buried here

First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361

9. A bonny brisk widow who riches possessed

First Line:
A bonny brisk widow who riches possessed
Last Line:
He has no way to lay it upon an occasion
DMI number:
6919

10. A brow-beat husband and triumphant wife

First Line:
A brow-beat husband and triumphant wife
Last Line:
Even let him try and be convinced who dares
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11332

11. A certain sister of our town

First Line:
A certain sister of our town
Last Line:
She's married now and there's an end on it
DMI number:
15540

12. 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

13. A grove there was by nature made

First Line:
A grove there was by nature made
Last Line:
With separate maintenance for life
Author:
Nicholas Herbert (Absolute)
DMI number:
22500

14. A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife

First Line:
A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife
Last Line:
And you know well that my flesh and yours are but one
DMI number:
33247

15. A husband and a wife oft disagreeing

First Line:
A husband and a wife oft disagreeing
Last Line:
Prays god that he will grant them both their prayer
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13208

16. A jealous merchant that a sailor met

First Line:
A jealous merchant that a sailor met
Last Line:
Tis done the time while you but walk the exchange
Author:
Henry Parrot (Absolute)
DMI number:
12447

17. A jolly tinker and a boon companion

First Line:
A jolly tinker and a boon companion
Last Line:
Should rule abroad that could not rule at home
DMI number:
5838

18. A king once reigned beyond the seas

First Line:
A king once reigned beyond the seas
Last Line:
That he lived and reigned in peace
DMI number:
11405

19. A myrtle flourished mongst the flowers

First Line:
A myrtle flourished mongst the flowers
Last Line:
Near the old yew in -- church yard
Author:
Benjamin Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
22582

20. A narrow minded husband is a thief

First Line:
A narrow minded husband is a thief
Last Line:
Men rise to employment in the state
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15223

21. A neighbour mine not long ago there was

First Line:
A neighbour mine not long ago there was
Last Line:
Whereto two parties once be full content
Author:
Sir Philip Sidney (Absolute)
DMI number:
13170

22. A northern pair we waive the name

First Line:
A northern pair we waive the name
Last Line:
Give nature vent and drop it here
DMI number:
23390

23. A northern pair we'll waive the name

First Line:
A northern pair we'll waive the name
Last Line:
Give nature vent and drop it here
DMI number:
32315

24. A student at his book so placed

First Line:
A student at his book so placed
Last Line:
Himself he hath undone
DMI number:
8887

25. A swarm of sparks young gay and bold

First Line:
A swarm of sparks young gay and bold
Last Line:
Some say she's wed I say she's sold
DMI number:
16229

26. A tailor there was and he lived in a garret

First Line:
A tailor there was and he lived in a garret
Last Line:
For cross legged together they sat till they died
DMI number:
25250

27. A tailor there was and he lived in a garret

First Line:
A tailor there was and he lived in a garret
Last Line:
For cross legged together they stitched till they died
DMI number:
31817

28. A tale so nobly planned and sweetly told

First Line:
A tale so nobly planned and sweetly told
Last Line:
So may the Miller if you choose proceed
Author:
George Ogle (Absolute)
DMI number:
18355

29. A man may lead a happy life

First Line:
A man may lead a happy life
Last Line:
For jobs through all the town they roam
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
22257

30. A matter of the most important weight

First Line:
A matter of the most important weight
Last Line:
All things to ruin and confusion run
DMI number:
7617

31. A merchant newly married went to sea

First Line:
A merchant newly married went to sea
Last Line:
By sea and I by land have travailled to
Author:
Robert Heath (Absolute)
DMI number:
14369

32. A modest poet's in as great a fright

First Line:
A modest poet's in as great a fright
Last Line:
But yet she makes a hardship to go through
DMI number:
17671

33. A monkey once of sober life

First Line:
A monkey once of sober life
Last Line:
His sentence on his conscious head
DMI number:
35946

34. A shepherdess of wondrous fame

First Line:
A shepherdess of wondrous fame
Last Line:
Must come in Mars's guise
DMI number:
6222

35. A silly poor shepherd was folding his sheep

First Line:
A silly poor shepherd was folding his sheep
Last Line:
The warmer thou art the cuc-colder am I
DMI number:
43967

36. A slavery beyond enduring

First Line:
A slavery beyond enduring
Last Line:
They'd break 'em after to break loose
DMI number:
39828

37. A smoke a storm and a contentious wife

First Line:
A smoke a storm and a contentious wife
Last Line:
When children cry for hunger wanting bread
DMI number:
41912

38. A soldier and a sailor

First Line:
A soldier and a sailor
Last Line:
Which won this fair maid's heart
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
8204

39. A song of horror I must now commence

First Line:
A song of horror I must now commence
Last Line:
And shall for ages be the song of fame
DMI number:
4243

40. A pretty young lady in love with a beau

First Line:
A pretty young lady in love with a beau
Last Line:
But according to custom she lights him to bed
DMI number:
21738

41. A rich old bachelor whose care

First Line:
A rich old bachelor whose care
Last Line:
Enjoyed the truth of what he'd heard
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
7980

42. A saying goes round

First Line:
A saying goes round
Last Line:
Is rather too pious and good
DMI number:
32492

43. A scolding wife so long a sleep possessed

First Line:
A scolding wife so long a sleep possessed
Last Line:
Nor put his dear in such another fright
DMI number:
12474

44. A trusty servant loving wife

First Line:
A trusty servant loving wife
Last Line:
Even then shall live the name that's here
DMI number:
29896

45. A virgin once I hope in early life

First Line:
A virgin once I hope in early life
Last Line:
Though bad unmarried now am good enough
DMI number:
25249

46. 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

47. A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come

First Line:
A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come
Last Line:
For fear for want your wife should twelve pence borrow
DMI number:
41922

48. A living taylor for his sins did wed

First Line:
A living taylor for his sins did wed
Last Line:
And never more on their misfortunes think
DMI number:
5853

49. Ah how all elements conspire with death

First Line:
Ah how all elements conspire with death
Last Line:
Can their excessive agonies abate
DMI number:
4372

50. Alike in temper and alike in life

First Line:
Alike in temper and alike in life
Last Line:
I wonder so great likeness can't agree
Author:
Martial (Absolute)
DMI number:
11165