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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

51. Arm arm arm arm the scouts are all come in

First Line:
Arm arm arm arm the scouts are all come in
Last Line:
That many a life hath cost
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:
43946

52. Armed with a fly flap in a warlike rage

First Line:
Armed with a fly flap in a warlike rage
Last Line:
Not one poor fly to draw his chariot's left
DMI number:
5831

53. As brave Sir Rooke Toulouse did beat

First Line:
As brave Sir Rooke Toulouse did beat
Last Line:
The quite contrary way
DMI number:
5902

54. Artist of unrivalled skill

First Line:
Artist of unrivalled skill
Last Line:
Chloe smile upon the bowl
Author:
Edward Burnaby Greene (Speculation)
DMI number:
31424

55. As reading of romances did inspire

First Line:
As reading of romances did inspire
Last Line:
Ever to be your most obedient player
DMI number:
6599

56. As soon as on the banks of Rhine

First Line:
As soon as on the banks of Rhine
Last Line:
Are better far than one
DMI number:
18064

57. At Anna's call the British troops advance

First Line:
At Anna's call the British troops advance
Last Line:
He dares not meet the fatal thunder there
DMI number:
6035

58. At last we are met but I hope with no other

First Line:
At last we are met but I hope with no other
Last Line:
When they wanted to dose to keep generals awake
DMI number:
33184

59. At length the rude alarms of war are over

First Line:
At length the rude alarms of war are over
Last Line:
Compleat the just designs of William's sword
DMI number:
20483

60. Awake awake whose harmonious souls

First Line:
Awake awake whose harmonious souls
Last Line:
Thee our bright saint above her our great queen below
DMI number:
5082

61. As when the swan a mournful dirge does sing

First Line:
As when the swan a mournful dirge does sing
Last Line:
The ruins we behold in Ramillies
DMI number:
6058

62. At wit perplexed if you would smile

First Line:
At wit perplexed if you would smile
Last Line:
Bestow it on the poor Noailles
DMI number:
18070

63. Attend and prepare for a cargo from Dover

First Line:
Attend and prepare for a cargo from Dover
Last Line:
Whores cuckolds and fools bawds bullies and beaus | Which &c
DMI number:
13328

64. Assist me each heroic muse

First Line:
Assist me each heroic muse
Last Line:
Love and Fidelio claim each lay
Author:
Mary Goddard (Speculation)
DMI number:
21922

65. Awful hero Marlborough rise

First Line:
Awful hero Marlborough rise
Last Line:
Half an angel man no more
Author:
Leonard Welsted (Confident)
DMI number:
665

66. Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes

First Line:
Backed with confederate force the Austrian goes
Last Line:
Thou'rt K of Spain as A--- is Q of France
DMI number:
7286

67. Begin celestial source of light

First Line:
Begin celestial source of light
Last Line:
Due to thy queen's reward and Blenheim's glorious day
Author:
Elijah Fenton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12339

68. Begin my muse and strike the lyre

First Line:
Begin my muse and strike the lyre
Last Line:
She chains the oppressor and she frees the oppressed
DMI number:
33675

69. Behold Dutch prince here lie the unconquered pair

First Line:
Behold Dutch prince here lie the unconquered pair
Last Line:
No trophy of your love or war remains
DMI number:
4975

70. Behold in peace and war a monarch great

First Line:
Behold in peace and war a monarch great
Last Line:
And seen his lilies dim their eagle's eye
DMI number:
8978

71. Behold that man that with gigantic might

First Line:
Behold that man that with gigantic might
Last Line:
And all in time will rue it | Then mad &c
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
2592

72. Betwixt the chief of summer and the said winter

First Line:
Betwixt the chief of summer and the said winter
Last Line:
Though I write as it was wist I it not
Author:
Beid (Speculation)
DMI number:
7388

73. Blessed liberty how absolute thy power

First Line:
Blessed liberty how absolute thy power
Last Line:
Wolfe nobly conquered when he greatly fell
DMI number:
33552

74. Brave britons attend to the song I have penned

First Line:
Brave britons attend to the song I have penned
Last Line:
Pray heaven it prove not the last
DMI number:
7357

75. Believe me friend all lovers soldiers are

First Line:
Believe me friend all lovers soldiers are
Last Line:
The man that wants employment let him love
DMI number:
43400

76. Bold Glacidas employed as scout to view

First Line:
Bold Glacidas employed as scout to view
Last Line:
Enough to take enough to run away
DMI number:
6223

77. Believe ye after ages yet to come

First Line:
Believe ye after ages yet to come
Last Line:
Though Mahomet should stand to guard his throne
DMI number:
43392

78. Belinda now whom thirst of fame invites

First Line:
Belinda now whom thirst of fame invites
Last Line:
The walls the woods and long canals reply
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
11780

79. Bellona calls then cleanse your warlike arms

First Line:
Bellona calls then cleanse your warlike arms
Last Line:
Resolve to conquer or with glory die
DMI number:
2044

80. Beneath a green shade I fand a fair maid

First Line:
Beneath a green shade I fand a fair maid
Last Line:
And round with a sodger reel ---O
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:
2419

81. Beneath an ancient oak whose boughs diffuse

First Line:
Beneath an ancient oak whose boughs diffuse
Last Line:
Thy duty to thy God thy country and thy king
DMI number:
28861

82. Beneath an hawthorn bush secreted shade

First Line:
Beneath an hawthorn bush secreted shade
Last Line:
S'lud if I catch him by this hand he dies
Author:
William Dodd (Absolute)
DMI number:
20443

83. Beneath this place

First Line:
Beneath this place
Last Line:
Henry Duke of Grafton
DMI number:
17692

84. Beneath this stone here lieth one

First Line:
Beneath this stone here lieth one
Last Line:
Forced him to march upon his stumps
DMI number:
5278

85. By various means the immortal Homer seeks

First Line:
By various means the immortal Homer seeks
Last Line:
Ulysses wanders and Achilles fights
DMI number:
5072

86. By various paths the great ascend

First Line:
By various paths the great ascend
Last Line:
Restrained from fight he durst resign
DMI number:
18325

87. Byng to St Philip's dared not venture near

First Line:
Byng to St Philip's dared not venture near
Last Line:
Byng should have sent to borrow Blakeney's heart
DMI number:
33158

88. Caesar like Hercules in Spain

First Line:
Caesar like Hercules in Spain
Last Line:
Nor could I then such treatment bear
DMI number:
25593

89. Caesar the infant unarmed Gauls subdued

First Line:
Caesar the infant unarmed Gauls subdued
Last Line:
But Marlborough conquered what they neither could
DMI number:
5304

90. Captain by wars some people got not one thing

First Line:
Captain by wars some people got not one thing
Last Line:
Loose both your legs you'll lose but eighteen pence
DMI number:
5296

91. By Mars the single virtue of this arm

First Line:
By Mars the single virtue of this arm
Last Line:
Dispersed their troops and drove them from the field
Author:
Thomas Southerne (Absolute)
DMI number:
18418

92. By Sas's sickly streams we sat

First Line:
By Sas's sickly streams we sat
Last Line:
And dad them to the stanes
Author:
Sir Robert Murray Keith (Absolute)
DMI number:
35298

93. By the side of the slow running Zoom

First Line:
By the side of the slow running Zoom
Last Line:
His coat shall be turned up with green
Author:
Sir Robert Murray Keith (Absolute)
DMI number:
35301

94. Bute loves arbitrary rule

First Line:
Bute loves arbitrary rule
Last Line:
Which kings pretend to reign
DMI number:
36006

95. By ancient laws and customs sacred held

First Line:
By ancient laws and customs sacred held
Last Line:
And by their own commanders to be tried
DMI number:
27889

96. By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born

First Line:
By deathless Phoebus tis not to be born
Last Line:
He who brought you glory bring your peace
DMI number:
7234

97. By Ebro's streams the British general sat

First Line:
By Ebro's streams the British general sat
Last Line:
And humbly sue for peace with one accord
DMI number:
8086

98. Brother tars now arise

First Line:
Brother tars now arise
Last Line:
For Keppel the king and the nation
DMI number:
36084

99. Bully | make room for a bully or I'll your bones rattle

First Line:
Bully | make room for a bully or I'll your bones rattle
Last Line:
But a kick at your service sir always is free
DMI number:
44406

100. But lang the heroes war nae robbed o' ease

First Line:
But lang the heroes war nae robbed o' ease
Last Line:
And quick as thouhgt the langed for fray began
DMI number:
18460