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1. A fatal war two angry sisters waged

First Line:
A fatal war two angry sisters waged
Last Line:
But more by your victorious arms secured
DMI number:
6362

2. A flying camp is formed each year

First Line:
A flying camp is formed each year
Last Line:
Less when I march than when I fly
DMI number:
15095

3. A frog and lion made alliance

First Line:
A frog and lion made alliance
Last Line:
And we'll dare march out to the next
DMI number:
18079

4. A badger once did ravage all the fields

First Line:
A badger once did ravage all the fields
Last Line:
To save the better half
DMI number:
4396

5. A cock an officer of foot

First Line:
A cock an officer of foot
Last Line:
And ask them nothing but their skins
Author:
John Hall-Stevenson (Absolute)
DMI number:
30861

6. A council grave our king did hold

First Line:
A council grave our king did hold
Last Line:
Of all his enemies
DMI number:
11461

7. 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

8. A hare did once into a garden get

First Line:
A hare did once into a garden get
Last Line:
And well deserve the brains
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
4392

9. A Jew and a G-n---l joined both in a trade

First Line:
A Jew and a G-n---l joined both in a trade
Last Line:
For who'd fight for bread when their bread is no better
DMI number:
10960

10. A jew and a general joined both in a trade

First Line:
A jew and a general joined both in a trade
Last Line:
For who'd fight for bread when their bread is no better
DMI number:
11036

11. 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

12. A number of pr-----s though poor ones 'tis true

First Line:
A number of pr-----s though poor ones 'tis true
Last Line:
And brag of what mischief you've done to our fleet | not a t--- sir
DMI number:
4573

13. A peace a peace is better far

First Line:
A peace a peace is better far
Last Line:
A better peace what heart could wish
DMI number:
24452

14. A strutting cock ambitious grown

First Line:
A strutting cock ambitious grown
Last Line:
And curse their sire his fault
DMI number:
18080

15. A medley of ruffians bound up in a band

First Line:
A medley of ruffians bound up in a band
Last Line:
And justice and trade may revive from their sleep
DMI number:
44335

16. A mighty great fleet the like was never seen

First Line:
A mighty great fleet the like was never seen
Last Line:
With the loss of some ships but in battle none slain | Which &c
DMI number:
6638

17. A mighty lion heretofore

First Line:
A mighty lion heretofore
Last Line:
And Nassau's arms avenge the public wrong
Author:
Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4425

18. A shepherdess of wondrous fame

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

19. A robber on a captain popped

First Line:
A robber on a captain popped
Last Line:
By soldiers run away
DMI number:
25027

20. A treaty's on foot look about English boys

First Line:
A treaty's on foot look about English boys
Last Line:
As half a loaf's better than no bread at all | Over over &c
DMI number:
13276

21. A trumpeter that had in battle been taken

First Line:
A trumpeter that had in battle been taken
Last Line:
And had he not sounded they never had fought
DMI number:
6441

22. A lusty horse not long ago

First Line:
A lusty horse not long ago
Last Line:
And is resolved to live in spite
DMI number:
4397

23. All conquering cruel death more hard than rocks

First Line:
All conquering cruel death more hard than rocks
Last Line:
Thou shouldst have spared the Wolfe and took the Fox
DMI number:
38507

24. All hail great prince whom every miracle

First Line:
All hail great prince whom every miracle
Last Line:
And for your glorious magnitude the scanted globe want room
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
43181

25. All hail to the king

First Line:
All hail to the king
Last Line:
And the loud gratulation prolong
DMI number:
32817

26. Accept my lord of this small glittering thing

First Line:
Accept my lord of this small glittering thing
Last Line:
And when I'm king you an archduke shall be
DMI number:
5709

27. Adieu the horrors of destructive war

First Line:
Adieu the horrors of destructive war
Last Line:
To make us valiant and to keep us free
Author:
Francis Fawkes (Absolute)
DMI number:
27627

28. Ah Tityrus you can sit beneath a tree

First Line:
Ah Tityrus you can sit beneath a tree
Last Line:
Shadows of hills grow long and the sun low
DMI number:
41828

29. After great Nassau taught this nation war

First Line:
After great Nassau taught this nation war
Last Line:
To Britain that we choose him for our own
DMI number:
10632

30. After the fight of Fontenoy

First Line:
After the fight of Fontenoy
Last Line:
Come hither I'll baptize your child
DMI number:
25089

31. And you auspicious prince our other Care

First Line:
And you auspicious prince our other Care
Last Line:
Learn here to aid your councils and your arms
DMI number:
4586

32. Annals and statues have the hero graced

First Line:
Annals and statues have the hero graced
Last Line:
And England against England never fight
DMI number:
4590

33. An hero bold in war here finds his grave

First Line:
An hero bold in war here finds his grave
Last Line:
But Mars the coward spares and smites the brave
DMI number:
33001

34. An hideous fiend thou art cruel and fierce

First Line:
An hideous fiend thou art cruel and fierce
Last Line:
After that God shall bless us with a peace
DMI number:
7922

35. An invasion from Dutchland is all the discourse

First Line:
An invasion from Dutchland is all the discourse
Last Line:
On condition that you may depart with your lives
DMI number:
44330

36. An apple fallen from a tree

First Line:
An apple fallen from a tree
Last Line:
Till all our wealth was lost
DMI number:
4418

37. An apple falling from a tree

First Line:
An apple falling from a tree
Last Line:
Till all our wealth was lost
DMI number:
7288

38. All things move forward with a prosperous breeze

First Line:
All things move forward with a prosperous breeze
Last Line:
The conquering beauty or the conquering sword
DMI number:
42688

39. And has my friend unchecked by fear

First Line:
And has my friend unchecked by fear
Last Line:
And to the sword the gown
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25509

40. And hast thou left old Jemmy in the lurch

First Line:
And hast thou left old Jemmy in the lurch
Last Line:
And may all christian people say amen to it
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
4538

41. All you that have stock and are mad for a peace

First Line:
All you that have stock and are mad for a peace
Last Line:
How low the French creep to the new min----y
DMI number:
13280

42. As the god of manual arts

First Line:
As the god of manual arts
Last Line:
Keep it Mars tis but a toy
Author:
George Ogle (Confident)
DMI number:
27305

43. As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears

First Line:
As the young eagle that Joves thunder bears
Last Line:
Their prudence will an easy triumph gain
DMI number:
41851

44. As well might lambs the lions den surround

First Line:
As well might lambs the lions den surround
Last Line:
The men defend the walls and not the walls the men
DMI number:
5238

45. As over the surges of the boundless sea

First Line:
As over the surges of the boundless sea
Last Line:
And every shore repeats the long departing sound
DMI number:
28859

46. As Paris ploughed the watery plain

First Line:
As Paris ploughed the watery plain
Last Line:
And then thy flames of love shall end in flames of fire
DMI number:
893

47. As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way

First Line:
As faithless Paris ploughed his liquid way
Last Line:
And Ilium whelmed beneath a flood of fire
DMI number:
16966

48. As Hodge and Dick who lately came

First Line:
As Hodge and Dick who lately came
Last Line:
They spoiled his noble rookery
DMI number:
5903

49. Arise Britannia strike the attentive ear

First Line:
Arise Britannia strike the attentive ear
Last Line:
Used to thrash the french rascals within their own hovels
DMI number:
32982

50. Arise my Lycas in yon woody wilds

First Line:
Arise my Lycas in yon woody wilds
Last Line:
Shall never profane the silence of the groves
Author:
Thomas Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32527