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1. A doubtful dying doleful Dame

First Line:
A doubtful dying doleful Dame
Last Line:
For as I am a Lover will I die
Author:
Isabella Whitney (Absolute)
DMI number:
49210

2. A dreadful plague from angry Juno came

First Line:
A dreadful plague from angry Juno came
Last Line:
To fill your sails and favour your intent
Author:
William Stonestreet (Absolute)
DMI number:
4174

3. A dwarf upon a pismires back

First Line:
A dwarf upon a pismires back
Last Line:
What Phaeton had a fall
DMI number:
43766

4. A fox would unmolested sleep

First Line:
A fox would unmolested sleep
Last Line:
Possesseth nought thy bags have got
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22791

5. A friend of mine exposed to sale

First Line:
A friend of mine exposed to sale
Last Line:
I will in vengeance give to thee
Author:
Francis Willis (Absolute)
DMI number:
39229

6. A giant shepherd here his flock maintains

First Line:
A giant shepherd here his flock maintains
Last Line:
Crowned with rough thickets and a nodding wood
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31650

7. A band of cupids the other day

First Line:
A band of cupids the other day
Last Line:
Cries out I've the best place of all
Author:
Mary Monck (Absolute)
DMI number:
21880

8. A band of cupids the other day

First Line:
A band of cupids the other day
Last Line:
None of you've got so good a place as I
Author:
Mary Monck (Absolute)
DMI number:
23805

9. A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf

First Line:
A bard grown desirous of saving his pelf
Last Line:
And the muses he knows have a numerous train
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
11658

10. A brighter beauty shines not in this isle

First Line:
A brighter beauty shines not in this isle
Last Line:
Diana leaves behind each goddess of the sky
DMI number:
963

11. A cave there is deep in declining ground

First Line:
A cave there is deep in declining ground
Last Line:
Because thought absent at his wondrous fall
Author:
John Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
5880

12. A citriole in her right hande had she

First Line:
A citriole in her right hande had she
Last Line:
Beforne her stoode her sonne Cupido
Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer (Absolute)
DMI number:
12967

13. A clownish mien a voice with rustic sound

First Line:
A clownish mien a voice with rustic sound
Last Line:
And whistled as he went for want of thought
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28959

14. 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

15. A grean was heard thro a the rout

First Line:
A grean was heard thro a the rout
Last Line:
Frae yon time to this hour
DMI number:
30681

16. A Hama-Dryad flourished in these days

First Line:
A Hama-Dryad flourished in these days
Last Line:
How Venus once revenged neglected love
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12025

17. A king is sought to guide the growing state

First Line:
A king is sought to guide the growing state
Last Line:
And all the muses over his acts preside
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
12035

18. A new year's ode God save the king

First Line:
A new year's ode God save the king
Last Line:
Which often serves him for a screen
DMI number:
24552

19. A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed

First Line:
A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed
Last Line:
And the nymph may be chaste who has never been tried
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
23673

20. A nymph of every charm possessed

First Line:
A nymph of every charm possessed
Last Line:
A more refulgent light
DMI number:
37870

21. A thoughtful being long and spare

First Line:
A thoughtful being long and spare
Last Line:
The soul flies sooner back to me
Author:
Thomas Parnell (Absolute)
DMI number:
26107

22. A thousand suitors courted me in throng

First Line:
A thousand suitors courted me in throng
Last Line:
A matron's glory is to live retired
DMI number:
6238

23. A tower of brass one would have said

First Line:
A tower of brass one would have said
Last Line:
With sparing hand but just enough has given
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
932

24. A tower with sounding walls erected stands

First Line:
A tower with sounding walls erected stands
Last Line:
Beyond what can be by my words expressed
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:
7347

25. A messenger came to the king

First Line:
A messenger came to the king
Last Line:
Ywis of none never heard ye
DMI number:
37596

26. A monkey once an odd request

First Line:
A monkey once an odd request
Last Line:
As beetles dull and light as flies
DMI number:
21671

27. A politician Proteus-like must alter

First Line:
A politician Proteus-like must alter
Last Line:
Must be a parasite to fawn and lie
Author:
John Mason (Absolute)
DMI number:
17217

28. A session was held the other day

First Line:
A session was held the other day
Last Line:
When he lends to any poet about the town
Author:
Sir John Suckling (Absolute)
DMI number:
3962

29. A son of Vulcan by Alcides slain

First Line:
A son of Vulcan by Alcides slain
Last Line:
Tell the enquiring world where Ben was born
DMI number:
37561

30. A stag applied to mighty Jove

First Line:
A stag applied to mighty Jove
Last Line:
But his repentance came too late
DMI number:
24976

31. A Quire of bright Beauties

First Line:
A Quire of bright Beauties
Last Line:
In Triumph return
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
2630

32. A rustic brought of curious mold

First Line:
A rustic brought of curious mold
Last Line:
I swear I'll make a fire of thee
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27182

33. A satyr once did run away for dread

First Line:
A satyr once did run away for dread
Last Line:
Who burnt his lips to kiss fair shining fire
Author:
Sir Philip Sidney (Absolute)
DMI number:
44930

34. A vale there was refreshed by trickling streams

First Line:
A vale there was refreshed by trickling streams
Last Line:
That heavenly virtue which you love shall last
DMI number:
28169

35. A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle

First Line:
A lovely nymph of Cyprus isle
Last Line:
Shall sing to Thomasia their queen
DMI number:
25015

36. Ah gentle pipe thee erst I wont to fill

First Line:
Ah gentle pipe thee erst I wont to fill
Last Line:
And mizling clouds gan warn him homeward hie
DMI number:
28441

37. Ah me is all our pleasure mixed with woe

First Line:
Ah me is all our pleasure mixed with woe
Last Line:
And braves the indignant flood and thunders over the field
Author:
Robert Bedingfield (Absolute)
DMI number:
22526

38. Ah me why am I so uneasy grown

First Line:
Ah me why am I so uneasy grown
Last Line:
The same victorious arm that conquers saves
Author:
Thomas Creech (Absolute)
DMI number:
6684

39. All dangers past at length the lovely bride

First Line:
All dangers past at length the lovely bride
Last Line:
Eurydice the rocks and river banks repied
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
28083

40. All hail majestic queen of night

First Line:
All hail majestic queen of night
Last Line:
And mixes with the buzz of days
Author:
Robert Lloyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
32640

41. All health fair nymph thy Paris sends to thee

First Line:
All health fair nymph thy Paris sends to thee
Last Line:
And all I promise you in Troy shall find
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
5713

42. All health to her in whose bright form we find

First Line:
All health to her in whose bright form we find
Last Line:
For Venus and the graces were but four
Author:
Arthur Maynwaring (Confident)
DMI number:
4259

43. About an bank with balmy bewis

First Line:
About an bank with balmy bewis
Last Line:
Quhois glore eternall rings
Author:
Alexander Montgomerie (Absolute)
DMI number:
10935

44. About the sweet bag of a bee

First Line:
About the sweet bag of a bee
Last Line:
And gave the bag between them
Author:
Robert Herrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
43916

45. Accept great bard the tribute of my praise

First Line:
Accept great bard the tribute of my praise
Last Line:
Eternity and heaven his aim and his reward
DMI number:
16170

46. According to the Romish creed

First Line:
According to the Romish creed
Last Line:
Is universal happiness and health
Author:
John Hall-Stevenson (Absolute)
DMI number:
30858

47. Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose

First Line:
Achilles fatal wrath whence discord rose
Last Line:
Was Juno lodged in her alcove of gold
Author:
Thomas Tickell (Absolute)
DMI number:
22251

48. Acis the lovely youth whose loss I mourn

First Line:
Acis the lovely youth whose loss I mourn
Last Line:
With rapid motion and his name retains
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4854

49. Acon and Leonilla each one eye

First Line:
Acon and Leonilla each one eye
Last Line:
Then thou like Cupid she'll like Venus shine
DMI number:
3002

50. Acon his right Leonilla her left eye

First Line:
Acon his right Leonilla her left eye
Last Line:
So shall she Venus be thou god of love
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12586

51. Actaeon as old stories show

First Line:
Actaeon as old stories show
Last Line:
Just as they did this wretch before him
DMI number:
25266

52. Actaeon lost in middle of his sport

First Line:
Actaeon lost in middle of his sport
Last Line:
Though love hath grav'n her name within my heart
Author:
Thomas Watson (Absolute)
DMI number:
44826

53. Actaeon's sufferings and Diana's rage

First Line:
Actaeon's sufferings and Diana's rage
Last Line:
Nursed secretly with milk the thriving god
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
11333

54. Advanced in years he died one common date

First Line:
Advanced in years he died one common date
Last Line:
I serve my goddess and attend her chase
Author:
Alexander Stopford Catcott (Confident)
DMI number:
12038

55. Aegeon when with heaven he strove

First Line:
Aegeon when with heaven he strove
Last Line:
By his terrestrial name Aegeon know
DMI number:
39166

56. Aemonian matrons who their absence mourned

First Line:
Aemonian matrons who their absence mourned
Last Line:
And his indulgent nurse's youth renewed
Author:
Nahum Tate (Confident)
DMI number:
11618

57. Ah tell me love thy nesting place

First Line:
Ah tell me love thy nesting place
Last Line:
First to my face and then to Cynthia's breast
Author:
Philip Ayres (Absolute)
DMI number:
15074

58. Aid me O Venus beauty's powerful queen

First Line:
Aid me O Venus beauty's powerful queen
Last Line:
Tis Heaven to them who can be truly wise
DMI number:
2058

59. Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate

First Line:
Ajax he shuns through all the dire debate
Last Line:
Marks the dry dust and thirsts for blood in vain
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31585

60. Alas poor Cupid art thou blind

First Line:
Alas poor Cupid art thou blind
Last Line:
And all you shoot at surely dies
Author:
Henry Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
43918

61. Aeneas to Venus with ardour thus prayed

First Line:
Aeneas to Venus with ardour thus prayed
Last Line:
So even bedded her once and went off in a huff
DMI number:
21993

62. After famed Ilium was by Argives won

First Line:
After famed Ilium was by Argives won
Last Line:
And here I reign a poor precarious king
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
12015

63. Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined

First Line:
Ah dearest friend in whom the gods had joined
Last Line:
The wretched source of all this misery
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31584

64. Ah envious hour unpleasant to my ear

First Line:
Ah envious hour unpleasant to my ear
Last Line:
Thousands unwary youths have been undone
DMI number:
21963

65. A youth once fowling in a shady grove

First Line:
A youth once fowling in a shady grove
Last Line:
Perch on your brow and in your bosom nest
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27671

66. A youth the meanest of the tuneful train

First Line:
A youth the meanest of the tuneful train
Last Line:
When beauty's charming queen the queen of love he gained
DMI number:
28417

67. All health to thee fair nymph thy Paris sends

First Line:
All health to thee fair nymph thy Paris sends
Last Line:
And fate has fixed your happiness in Troy
DMI number:
18034

68. All over th' extended sea when wanton gales

First Line:
All over th' extended sea when wanton gales
Last Line:
And sweep off men and beasts an undistinguished prize
DMI number:
2026

69. Anes Jove by ae great act of grace

First Line:
Anes Jove by ae great act of grace
Last Line:
And ilka fool himself admired
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
15364

70. Apollo once finding fair Daphne alone

First Line:
Apollo once finding fair Daphne alone
Last Line:
The god had succeeded the nymph had been civil
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
7138

71. Apollo once finding fair Daphne alone

First Line:
Apollo once finding fair Daphne alone
Last Line:
The had god succeeded the nymph been civil
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
21877

72. Apollo's darling gave his utmost aid

First Line:
Apollo's darling gave his utmost aid
Last Line:
Make her at least immortal in thy strains
DMI number:
6368

73. 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

74. An honest and resolved man

First Line:
An honest and resolved man
Last Line:
And with small voice matters so great
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42100

75. And also on her hedde parde

First Line:
And also on her hedde parde
Last Line:
Her doves and dan Cupido
DMI number:
12966

76. Among rose buds slept a bee

First Line:
Among rose buds slept a bee
Last Line:
Pierced by thy burning darts
DMI number:
43914

77. Amongst a huge crowd who surrounded the boat

First Line:
Amongst a huge crowd who surrounded the boat
Last Line:
And be sure of your fare ere you take them on board
DMI number:
3257

78. Amongst the gods a contest rose

First Line:
Amongst the gods a contest rose
Last Line:
Within himself sweet peace of mind
Author:
Charles Denis (Absolute)
DMI number:
28333

79. Amoret and Strephon lay

First Line:
Amoret and Strephon lay
Last Line:
For a reward shall all be his
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5623

80. An altar raise to friendship's holy flame

First Line:
An altar raise to friendship's holy flame
Last Line:
Come down to teach how happy angels love
Author:
John Hughes (Absolute)
DMI number:
8360

81. An ancient forest in Thessalia grows

First Line:
An ancient forest in Thessalia grows
Last Line:
He sat himself and kept her still in sight
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11237

82. An honest mind to virtue's precepts true

First Line:
An honest mind to virtue's precepts true
Last Line:
Thy tongue's too feeble for a task so great
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
926

83. All thy verse is softer far

First Line:
All thy verse is softer far
Last Line:
All with Venus' girdle bound
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
28387

84. And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight

First Line:
And couldst thou hope dissembler from my sight
Last Line:
I should not seem quite widowed and undone
Author:
Christopher Pitt (Absolute)
DMI number:
31681

85. And hast thou then performed the mighty task

First Line:
And hast thou then performed the mighty task
Last Line:
From Zoilus down to Gildon rail and starve
DMI number:
12254

86. Along the river's side did Cynthia stray

First Line:
Along the river's side did Cynthia stray
Last Line:
Her presence fills with perfumes all the field
Author:
Philip Ayres (Absolute)
DMI number:
15065

87. Along the sacred way which wide expands

First Line:
Along the sacred way which wide expands
Last Line:
The precious minutes of this day prolong
DMI number:
28752

88. Already Caeneus with his conquering hand

First Line:
Already Caeneus with his conquering hand
Last Line:
Part fell and part escaped by favour of the night
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11934

89. 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

90. Although Pygmalion wrought so wondrous well

First Line:
Although Pygmalion wrought so wondrous well
Last Line:
They cannot charm while she herself is there
DMI number:
5228

91. Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood

First Line:
Amid the throng of this promiscuous wood
Last Line:
And still preside at every funeral rite
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
11889

92. Amid the vain of Persia was a youth

First Line:
Amid the vain of Persia was a youth
Last Line:
On her slain lover silent sinks in death
Author:
Richard Glover (Absolute)
DMI number:
30927

93. Amidst the thunder of victorious arms

First Line:
Amidst the thunder of victorious arms
Last Line:
Their only contest to applaud you most
Author:
James Marriott (Absolute)
DMI number:
28370

94. As it fell upon a day

First Line:
As it fell upon a day
Last Line:
None alive will pity me
Author:
Richard Barnfield (Absolute)
DMI number:
44825

95. As it happened on a night

First Line:
As it happened on a night
Last Line:
Your heart was half as safe as they
Author:
George Ogle (Confident)
DMI number:
1821

96. As Jove lay in Latona's arms

First Line:
As Jove lay in Latona's arms
Last Line:
And I be mistress of a god
DMI number:
11486

97. As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway

First Line:
As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:
Of well-conducted war inured
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
25617

98. As Larissa on the billows

First Line:
As Larissa on the billows
Last Line:
Turned and swam upon her back
DMI number:
19481

99. As late I mused upon the fates

First Line:
As late I mused upon the fates
Last Line:
That Chesterfield was safe on shore
DMI number:
20464

100. As late I slumbering lay before my sight

First Line:
As late I slumbering lay before my sight
Last Line:
And I remembered all that Cupid taught
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27672