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1. A mother who vast pleasure finds

First Line:
A mother who vast pleasure finds
Last Line:
At least a thousand pounds a year
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11331

2. About twelve months ago upon searching my brain

First Line:
About twelve months ago upon searching my brain
Last Line:
And who fears success where Tyrawley commands
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11323

3. Accept my good lords my most humble petition

First Line:
Accept my good lords my most humble petition
Last Line:
As Churchill's the great bred by greater Nassau
DMI number:
97

4. Accept O Duck the muse's grateful lay

First Line:
Accept O Duck the muse's grateful lay
Last Line:
Where their great parent sits enthroned above
Author:
Elizabeth Carter (Absolute)
DMI number:
33828

5. Among the arts to make a piece go down

First Line:
Among the arts to make a piece go down
Last Line:
He dares demand protection sirs from you
Author:
Samuel Foote (Absolute)
DMI number:
37497

6. Amidst the joy that flows from every tongue

First Line:
Amidst the joy that flows from every tongue
Last Line:
The Jersey and Mecaenas of our land
Author:
William Worts (Absolute)
DMI number:
7016

7. As Jove will not attend on less

First Line:
As Jove will not attend on less
Last Line:
Live on and stuff to boot their maws
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
1130

8. As the success of authors is uncertain

First Line:
As the success of authors is uncertain
Last Line:
Tis best to marry first then wear the breeches
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
37511

9. Are you all ready here's your music here

First Line:
Are you all ready here's your music here
Last Line:
So if you like it save it if not damn it
Author:
Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
37512

10. Attendance Cowley thinks a barbarous fate

First Line:
Attendance Cowley thinks a barbarous fate
Last Line:
But yet he could not relish being poor
Author:
Robert Gould (Absolute)
DMI number:
9473

11. Baker and poet swell thy glorious name

First Line:
Baker and poet swell thy glorious name
Last Line:
And on the baker do the poet right
DMI number:
12360

12. Boy haste away with careful place

First Line:
Boy haste away with careful place
Last Line:
Provision to a starving muse
Author:
Edward Burnaby Greene (Absolute)
DMI number:
25768

13. By the side of a nobleman's house

First Line:
By the side of a nobleman's house
Last Line:
And a drum if ye please of my ar-e
DMI number:
10234

14. By favouring wit Maecenas purchased fame

First Line:
By favouring wit Maecenas purchased fame
Last Line:
At once the patron and the poet too
DMI number:
16115

15. Codrus a brother in the scribbling trade

First Line:
Codrus a brother in the scribbling trade
Last Line:
He dedicates his labours to himself
DMI number:
11048

16. Darcy to thee whatever of happier vein

First Line:
Darcy to thee whatever of happier vein
Last Line:
The muse's patron but the poet's friend
Author:
William Mason (Absolute)
DMI number:
38623

17. Dear Smed I read thy brilliant lines

First Line:
Dear Smed I read thy brilliant lines
Last Line:
For then your horns shall be your pride
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
15880

18. Enough my friend your muse's power is seen

First Line:
Enough my friend your muse's power is seen
Last Line:
Give me their patrons and keep thou thy muse
DMI number:
12549

19. Five hundred pounds too small a boon

First Line:
Five hundred pounds too small a boon
Last Line:
It scarce would buy the paper
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
17589

20. H-y a pamphlet doth in prose present

First Line:
H-y a pamphlet doth in prose present
Last Line:
Now said my lord 'tis rhyme before nor rhyme nor reason
DMI number:
17073

21. Hail sacred reliques of the tuneful train

First Line:
Hail sacred reliques of the tuneful train
Last Line:
And honour Pollio for his Virgil's sake
Author:
Thomas Fitzgerald (Absolute)
DMI number:
223

22. Hail the year and hail the morn

First Line:
Hail the year and hail the morn
Last Line:
Cease my muse the task is done
DMI number:
35583

23. How I succeed you kindly ask

First Line:
How I succeed you kindly ask
Last Line:
The praise of wit let others claim
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11654

24. Hither amongst the crowds that shun

First Line:
Hither amongst the crowds that shun
Last Line:
Remember tis a Dorset sways
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11566

25. Ho Moeris whither on thy way so fast

First Line:
Ho Moeris whither on thy way so fast
Last Line:
And find a friend at court I'll find a voice
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3791

26. How sweet is praise and justly purchased glory

First Line:
How sweet is praise and justly purchased glory
Last Line:
And such the prize that crowns a generous mind
DMI number:
1010

27. Hylas the clear day boasts a glorious sun

First Line:
Hylas the clear day boasts a glorious sun
Last Line:
Far as the fame of poetry and Ben
Author:
Lucius Cary (Confident)
DMI number:
3981

28. Long Dodington in debt I long have sought

First Line:
Long Dodington in debt I long have sought
Last Line:
What most we wish with ease we fancy near
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
32448

29. Long has the warrior's and the lover's fire

First Line:
Long has the warrior's and the lover's fire
Last Line:
He found to more exalted beings shown
Author:
Constantia Grierson (Confident)
DMI number:
11324

30. My virgin muse began to sing of you

First Line:
My virgin muse began to sing of you
Last Line:
The godlike stoic's just like other men
DMI number:
3863

31. My lord | Our poet's rules in easy numbers tell

First Line:
My lord | Our poet's rules in easy numbers tell
Last Line:
And be the Juliana of the age
Author:
Sir Samuel Garth (Absolute)
DMI number:
7041

32. My Lord | Sheffield's illustrious muse attends your smile

First Line:
My Lord | Sheffield's illustrious muse attends your smile
Last Line:
And triumph to great Sheffield's manes give
Author:
John Henley (Speculation)
DMI number:
1425

33. Most gracious sovereign please to excuse

First Line:
Most gracious sovereign please to excuse
Last Line:
And your petitioners shall pray &c
DMI number:
10247

34. I told you sir it would not pass

First Line:
I told you sir it would not pass
Last Line:
Go kick that rascal out of doors
DMI number:
4536

35. If Afra's worth were needful to be shown

First Line:
If Afra's worth were needful to be shown
Last Line:
And what thou can not comprehend admire
DMI number:
4443

36. Let other poets other patrons choose

First Line:
Let other poets other patrons choose
Last Line:
My love sincerely and entirely yours
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
4255

37. Let happier bards whose raptured breasts aspire

First Line:
Let happier bards whose raptured breasts aspire
Last Line:
One smile applausive to my youthful strain
DMI number:
38510

38. Laurus was nature's masterpiece begun

First Line:
Laurus was nature's masterpiece begun
Last Line:
But find my lays unequal to the theme
DMI number:
35339

39. Maro's famed muse did find a different fate

First Line:
Maro's famed muse did find a different fate
Last Line:
A prince's envy than a prince's love
DMI number:
17080

40. Mason snatch the votive lyre

First Line:
Mason snatch the votive lyre
Last Line:
To the patron of the muse
Author:
William Whitehead (Absolute)
DMI number:
27830

41. Maecenas from an ancient race

First Line:
Maecenas from an ancient race
Last Line:
And touch with lofty head the skies
DMI number:
25377

42. O gratitude do thou inspire

First Line:
O gratitude do thou inspire
Last Line:
I'll bless my God for Chesselden
DMI number:
13031

43. O thou with every virtue graced

First Line:
O thou with every virtue graced
Last Line:
And proves her soul allied to thine
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11591

44. Of arms of siege of bloody fight

First Line:
Of arms of siege of bloody fight
Last Line:
To try my skill in versemanship
DMI number:
26882

45. On Caesar all our studies must depend

First Line:
On Caesar all our studies must depend
Last Line:
Than what a fencer at a prize obtains
DMI number:
7241

46. Poets are truly poor but only then

First Line:
Poets are truly poor but only then
Last Line:
And lifting it too high put out the flame
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
17208

47. Poets had formerly not only bread

First Line:
Poets had formerly not only bread
Last Line:
Honour dead bards and let the living starve
DMI number:
24747

48. Say friend and father of a free-born state

First Line:
Say friend and father of a free-born state
Last Line:
Or softly sleep the lumber of a stall
Author:
Edward Burnaby Greene (Absolute)
DMI number:
27142

49. Sheweth | That your honour's petitioners dealers in rhymes

First Line:
Sheweth | That your honour's petitioners dealers in rhymes
Last Line:
And your honour's petitioners ever shall pray
Author:
Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
25838

50. Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead

First Line:
Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead
Last Line:
Through which the living Homer begged his bread
DMI number:
12311

51. Sir | all my endeavours all my hopes depend

First Line:
Sir | all my endeavours all my hopes depend
Last Line:
Your humble servant sir not one word more
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4441

52. Sir | As once a twelve month to the priest

First Line:
Sir | As once a twelve month to the priest
Last Line:
And wreaths round William's glorious head
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
3934

53. Since my weak voice in Congreve's praise preferred

First Line:
Since my weak voice in Congreve's praise preferred
Last Line:
Lost fame not leaving off when all was well
Author:
William Bond (Absolute)
DMI number:
1354

54. Such were the notes thy once loved poet sung

First Line:
Such were the notes thy once loved poet sung
Last Line:
Nor fear to tell that Mortimer is he
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
35179

55. Such were the notes thy once-loved poet sung

First Line:
Such were the notes thy once-loved poet sung
Last Line:
Nor fears to tell that Mortimer is he
Author:
Alexander Pope (Confident)
DMI number:
7447

56. The thresher Duck could over the queen prevail

First Line:
The thresher Duck could over the queen prevail
Last Line:
Thy toil is lessened and thy profit's double
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
17382

57. The tuneful throng was ever beauty's care

First Line:
The tuneful throng was ever beauty's care
Last Line:
Alike I'd scorn your approbation's fame
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
22677

58. There's not a drowsy alderman i'th'town

First Line:
There's not a drowsy alderman i'th'town
Last Line:
To make Westphalia hams of English pork
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
5794

59. Thy cloudy looks why melting thus in tears

First Line:
Thy cloudy looks why melting thus in tears
Last Line:
And unyoked heifers pacing homewards low
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
6961

60. To you these accord these unto you are due

First Line:
To you these accord these unto you are due
Last Line:
Your tongue shall it polish garnish adorn and file
Author:
Alexander Barclay (Absolute)
DMI number:
13133

61. Warwick to whom is due alone

First Line:
Warwick to whom is due alone
Last Line:
And gives him now his full reward
Author:
Thomas Tickell (Confident)
DMI number:
9704

62. Wearied with vain pursuits and humble grown

First Line:
Wearied with vain pursuits and humble grown
Last Line:
Homer on less occasion had run mad
Author:
Joseph Mitchell (Absolute)
DMI number:
33835

63. What subject shall a youthful poet choose

First Line:
What subject shall a youthful poet choose
Last Line:
One cannot read the other can't reward
DMI number:
24913

64. When you command the muse obeys

First Line:
When you command the muse obeys
Last Line:
Since he that made enlarged her heart
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11346

65. While you affairs so many and so great

First Line:
While you affairs so many and so great
Last Line:
As commonly is wrapped in worthless leaves
Author:
William Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25783

66. Whilst Butler needy wretch was still alive

First Line:
Whilst Butler needy wretch was still alive
Last Line:
He asked for bread and he received a stone
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
24090

67. Why Celia is your spreading waist

First Line:
Why Celia is your spreading waist
Last Line:
The arts that taught them first to rise
Author:
Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
23346

68. With joy your summons we obey

First Line:
With joy your summons we obey
Last Line:
And leaves no room for mortal praise
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11539

69. Ye damnable dunces ye scribblers what mean ye

First Line:
Ye damnable dunces ye scribblers what mean ye
Last Line:
While Patt's is a reading now sleeps in its cover
Author:
Rupert Barber (Confident) & Thomas Sheridan (Speculation)
DMI number:
1131

70. Ye gentle beaux and thoughtless belles

First Line:
Ye gentle beaux and thoughtless belles
Last Line:
That you have one pretense to taste
Author:
Mary Barber (Absolute)
DMI number:
11353