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1. A school for scandal tell me I beseech you

First Line:
A school for scandal tell me I beseech you
Last Line:
Till every drop of blood that's ink is spilt for you
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
38495

2. Ah Coridon in vain you boast

First Line:
Ah Coridon in vain you boast
Last Line:
Cloris was true and I deserve her shame
Author:
Henry Neville Payne (Confident)
DMI number:
42538

3. Amasia hates a prude and scorns restraint

First Line:
Amasia hates a prude and scorns restraint
Last Line:
Nor would they be mistaken if they should
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
15745

4. As late at W------ it fell out

First Line:
As late at W------ it fell out
Last Line:
Who loves a fool or trusts a bear
DMI number:
19478

5. As fame of late through Britain sped

First Line:
As fame of late through Britain sped
Last Line:
And justice mark whom fame belied
DMI number:
23169

6. As some unpracticed maid when mutual truth

First Line:
As some unpracticed maid when mutual truth
Last Line:
Bursts its tough bands and towering seeks the skies
DMI number:
12336

7. At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein

First Line:
At length with vengeance bursts my raging vein
Last Line:
And lost in transport beg to wake no more
Author:
Nicholas Amhurst (Absolute)
DMI number:
12000

8. Come on ye scribbling rebels of the age

First Line:
Come on ye scribbling rebels of the age
Last Line:
Thy rogueship made St Dick at Tyburn Tree
DMI number:
44315

9. Clara I yield deserved contempt I meet

First Line:
Clara I yield deserved contempt I meet
Last Line:
So oft will insult tread on Strato's name
DMI number:
38151

10. Fame's mouth is steep and he who dares ascend

First Line:
Fame's mouth is steep and he who dares ascend
Last Line:
You though well meaning have but second fame
DMI number:
31995

11. Foul with graceless verse

First Line:
Foul with graceless verse
Last Line:
Self-love and social are the same
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22446

12. Gilderoy was a bonnie boy

First Line:
Gilderoy was a bonnie boy
Last Line:
My winsome Gilderoy
DMI number:
37297

13. Go shameful model of a cursed whore

First Line:
Go shameful model of a cursed whore
Last Line:
That ever knew thee in the state of grace
DMI number:
43356

14. Guilty because I bade you late be wise

First Line:
Guilty because I bade you late be wise
Last Line:
I'll lose my modesty and tell your name
Author:
Benjamin Jonson (Absolute)
DMI number:
12407

15. Here Aretin interred doth lie

First Line:
Here Aretin interred doth lie
Last Line:
His God he said he did not know
DMI number:
15723

16. Here continueth to rot

First Line:
Here continueth to rot
Last Line:
Of how small estimation is exorbitant wealth in the sight of god by his bestowing it on the most unworthy of all mortals
Author:
John Arbuthnot (Absolute)
DMI number:
13472

17. Here lies Du Val - reader if male thou are

First Line:
Here lies Du Val - reader if male thou are
Last Line:
The men he made to stand - the women fall
DMI number:
21887

18. How comes it scandal never fails to hit

First Line:
How comes it scandal never fails to hit
Last Line:
Few will we fear be found on trial such
DMI number:
7233

19. How fond are men of rule and place

First Line:
How fond are men of rule and place
Last Line:
Lions and noble beasts despise
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23429

20. I hate the man who builds his name

First Line:
I hate the man who builds his name
Last Line:
To wither envy pine and fade
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
23405

21. In the third day of may

First Line:
In the third day of may
Last Line:
God send her well to speede
DMI number:
37485

22. In this refined and crotchet age

First Line:
In this refined and crotchet age
Last Line:
Or may a wiser fill thy place
DMI number:
36043

23. In Carleile dwelt king Arthur

First Line:
In Carleile dwelt king Arthur
Last Line:
To wear a cuckold's horne
DMI number:
37642

24. In dark oblivion buried be his name

First Line:
In dark oblivion buried be his name
Last Line:
And stab a grateful nation to the heart
DMI number:
19364

25. Is then that hero numbered with the dead

First Line:
Is then that hero numbered with the dead
Last Line:
Why did he ever condescend to die
DMI number:
16152

26. Isgrim and Belin on a day

First Line:
Isgrim and Belin on a day
Last Line:
A sacrifice to impudence
DMI number:
19369

27. Indulgent nature on each kind bestows

First Line:
Indulgent nature on each kind bestows
Last Line:
And bears the like antipathy to trees
DMI number:
30971

28. Indulgent nature to each creature shows

First Line:
Indulgent nature to each creature shows
Last Line:
And bears the like antipathy to trees
DMI number:
25351

29. Indulgent nature to each kind bestows

First Line:
Indulgent nature to each kind bestows
Last Line:
And bears the like antipathy to trees
Author:
Dr. Conyers (Confident)
DMI number:
12315

30. In vain my muse I bid you hold in vain

First Line:
In vain my muse I bid you hold in vain
Last Line:
For ever now farewell a long adieu
DMI number:
8971

31. If at his title T-- had dropped his quill

First Line:
If at his title T-- had dropped his quill
Last Line:
Is now a scribbler who was once a man
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
15733

32. If yet the mole that heaves thy dirty breast

First Line:
If yet the mole that heaves thy dirty breast
Last Line:
Obscure to many will be clear to thee
DMI number:
33661

33. If Rosamonde that was so faire

First Line:
If Rosamonde that was so faire
Last Line:
What plagues are due to sinful lives | Then maids and wives in time amend | For love and beauty will have end
DMI number:
37383

34. May noisy rakes affront the jades

First Line:
May noisy rakes affront the jades
Last Line:
And make a New-Spring-Garden
DMI number:
11808

35. Lythe and lysten gentylmen

First Line:
Lythe and lysten gentylmen
Last Line:
Was never none yfounde
DMI number:
37242

36. O libel born to endless shame

First Line:
O libel born to endless shame
Last Line:
Agree in hating you
DMI number:
18257

37. Of all the pens which my poor rhymes molest

First Line:
Of all the pens which my poor rhymes molest
Last Line:
Writes scoundrel verses and then says they're mine
DMI number:
9434

38. Of the winged race I far the brightest shine

First Line:
Of the winged race I far the brightest shine
Last Line:
To wish in vain he never had been born
DMI number:
15700

39. Once on the way as fable tells

First Line:
Once on the way as fable tells
Last Line:
Again shall never find me
DMI number:
23003

40. Palemon young the brisk and gay

First Line:
Palemon young the brisk and gay
Last Line:
But hold all men were born to die
DMI number:
10670

41. On wings of winds his journey Rumor sped

First Line:
On wings of winds his journey Rumor sped
Last Line:
But gushed a torrent in the cause of joy
DMI number:
32262

42. Poor Buckinger at last is dead and gone

First Line:
Poor Buckinger at last is dead and gone
Last Line:
Since he ad unguem factus homo was
DMI number:
30609

43. Richt fain wald I my qwaintance mak

First Line:
Richt fain wald I my qwaintance mak
Last Line:
Ane day to byd with him and speik
DMI number:
10832

44. Shall every Jack and every Jill

First Line:
Shall every Jack and every Jill
Last Line:
From such a vile untimely end
DMI number:
43007

45. She who in secret yields her heart

First Line:
She who in secret yields her heart
Last Line:
Tis better lend than throw away
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22448

46. Sir did you me this epistle send

First Line:
Sir did you me this epistle send
Last Line:
But I'll jerk thee behind behind
DMI number:
8522

47. Stop stop my steed hail Cambria hail

First Line:
Stop stop my steed hail Cambria hail
Last Line:
I'll come again to London
DMI number:
19739

48. Sum speiks of lords sum speiks of lairds

First Line:
Sum speiks of lords sum speiks of lairds
Last Line:
Nane of them durst cum neir his hald
DMI number:
10938

49. Tell them by chance I in my greener age

First Line:
Tell them by chance I in my greener age
Last Line:
The shade he for his labours chose frequent
DMI number:
27921

50. That Macro's looks are good let no man doubt

First Line:
That Macro's looks are good let no man doubt
Last Line:
As they betray their master so did he
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
12308

51. Tell me what is reputation

First Line:
Tell me what is reputation
Last Line:
Tis regarded by the men
DMI number:
25090

52. That rock which gave thee glory proved thy doom

First Line:
That rock which gave thee glory proved thy doom
Last Line:
And was at once thy trophy and thy tomb
DMI number:
19472

53. Start not that here unite in every line

First Line:
Start not that here unite in every line
Last Line:
To paraphrase his penitence begins
DMI number:
15724

54. The proctors are two and no more

First Line:
The proctors are two and no more
Last Line:
And three merry boys are we
DMI number:
42951

55. The lofty pyramid that threats the skies

First Line:
The lofty pyramid that threats the skies
Last Line:
My length of humble earth and I'm content
DMI number:
16150

56. This dash it means what does it mean

First Line:
This dash it means what does it mean
Last Line:
In every sense and none dare fill it
DMI number:
10674

57. Thou wife of Ibycus the poor

First Line:
Thou wife of Ibycus the poor
Last Line:
Grown old and bending to the tomb
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25594

58. Thou speakest always ill of me

First Line:
Thou speakest always ill of me
Last Line:
The world believes not one nor t'other
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
27819

59. Tis slander | Whose edge is sharper than the sword whose tongue

First Line:
Tis slander | Whose edge is sharper than the sword whose tongue
Last Line:
This viperous slander enters
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
20805

60. Turn muse once more to Warwick's dismal lane

First Line:
Turn muse once more to Warwick's dismal lane
Last Line:
And reverent awe on the procession gaze
Author:
Bonnell Thornton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32739

61. Tom thought a wild profusion great

First Line:
Tom thought a wild profusion great
Last Line:
They thirst and starve alike for fame
Author:
Robert Nugent (Absolute)
DMI number:
22451

62. Under this weeping monumental stone

First Line:
Under this weeping monumental stone
Last Line:
Where if there's any drink he'll find it out
DMI number:
44537

63. What fiend or wizard owed thee shame

First Line:
What fiend or wizard owed thee shame
Last Line:
And penury of brain
DMI number:
8553

64. What is that vice which still prevails

First Line:
What is that vice which still prevails
Last Line:
The vice of human kind alone
Author:
Nathaniel Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
27018

65. When patriots strike at palace or at steeple

First Line:
When patriots strike at palace or at steeple
Last Line:
But Noll protector called it Magna F----
DMI number:
17094

66. When thou dost see my letter dost thou know

First Line:
When thou dost see my letter dost thou know
Last Line:
Until you come receive these lines I send
DMI number:
44496

67. When Moab's wiles had failed to move

First Line:
When Moab's wiles had failed to move
Last Line:
When Shiloh shall again be king
DMI number:
32704

68. When inclination strongly teases

First Line:
When inclination strongly teases
Last Line:
Who lack no husbands long for patrons
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22799

69. Whoever thou art whom this fair statue charms

First Line:
Whoever thou art whom this fair statue charms
Last Line:
Whose shining scene with rich Hesperia vies
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
8278

70. Whoever to popular praises aspire

First Line:
Whoever to popular praises aspire
Last Line:
Or malice deservedly blame
Author:
Edward Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
30393

71. Why so much pains that like a lasting brand

First Line:
Why so much pains that like a lasting brand
Last Line:
Fear not my writings blot it from thy own
DMI number:
9435

72. Within this little urn the bones remain

First Line:
Within this little urn the bones remain
Last Line:
Of him whom all the world could not contain
Author:
John Morrice (Absolute)
DMI number:
14302

73. Yes trust me every mouth of human mold

First Line:
Yes trust me every mouth of human mold
Last Line:
Cried Midas' ears are as an ass's long
DMI number:
10312

74. Your letter Amenta charmed me as I read

First Line:
Your letter Amenta charmed me as I read
Last Line:
And she'll be called Lucretia or Cassander
DMI number:
18101