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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 fluttering dove to the mast's top they tie

First Line:
A fluttering dove to the mast's top they tie
Last Line:
And vanish into wind or in a blaze decay
DMI number:
39199

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. A battle blindly fought

First Line:
A battle blindly fought
Last Line:
And fortune take the praise
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20976

7. 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

8. A commander must

First Line:
A commander must
Last Line:
If it be open force or fine deceit
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
14848

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. A joy shoots through

First Line:
A joy shoots through
Last Line:
To purchase victory or glorious death
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
20866

16. A murdered body huge beside him stood

First Line:
A murdered body huge beside him stood
Last Line:
Whose guide a traitor captains murderers are
Author:
Edward Fairfax (Absolute)
DMI number:
32052

17. A needy weasel heretofore

First Line:
A needy weasel heretofore
Last Line:
Avenge thy people and assert the king
Author:
Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:
36239

18. 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

19. 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

20. A peace is of the nature of a conquest

First Line:
A peace is of the nature of a conquest
Last Line:
And neither party loser
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
17109

21. A strutting cock ambitious grown

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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. A second age in wars we waste away

First Line:
A second age in wars we waste away
Last Line:
Your bard thus warns you to retire
DMI number:
25651

26. A shepherdess of wondrous fame

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

27. A public loss demands a public tear

First Line:
A public loss demands a public tear
Last Line:
His vessel sailed with glory to the grave
Author:
Edward Thompson (Absolute)
DMI number:
35952

28. A robber on a captain popped

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. A leader seemed

First Line:
A leader seemed
Last Line:
As only in his arm the moment lay | Of victory
DMI number:
40166

32. 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

33. 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

34. All furnished all in arms

First Line:
All furnished all in arms
Last Line:
Wanton as youthful goats wild as young bulls
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
13588

35. 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

36. All hail to the king

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

37. Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown

First Line:
Above that bridge which lofty turrets crown
Last Line:
Boast safely challenge either Rome or Greece
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Confident)
DMI number:
4047

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. Advancing in a line they couch their spears

First Line:
Advancing in a line they couch their spears
Last Line:
And death's unseen are dealt on every side
DMI number:
40311

42. 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

43. Aha cried monsieur when he got the first blow

First Line:
Aha cried monsieur when he got the first blow
Last Line:
Sacre bleu how is tis eh pardie tis is how
DMI number:
24740

44. 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

45. Alas thou knows not Caesar's active soul

First Line:
Alas thou knows not Caesar's active soul
Last Line:
Impatient for the battle
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
20873

46. Affection finds a side and out it stands

First Line:
Affection finds a side and out it stands
Last Line:
Not that tis just but only that tis war
DMI number:
41545

47. 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

48. After the fight of Fontenoy

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

49. After two sittings now our lady state

First Line:
After two sittings now our lady state
Last Line:
Himself the painter and the poet too
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
3576

50. After two sittings now our lady state

First Line:
After two sittings now our lady state
Last Line:
Himself the poet and the painter too
Author:
Andrew Marvell (Absolute)
DMI number:
42322

51. Again the royal streamers play

First Line:
Again the royal streamers play
Last Line:
Source of thy hope and patron of thy song
Author:
William Falconer (Absolute)
DMI number:
32714

52. 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

53. All in a moment rose

First Line:
All in a moment rose
Last Line:
Hurling defiance towards the vault of heaven
DMI number:
40308

54. All Kent hath yielded nothing there holds out

First Line:
All Kent hath yielded nothing there holds out
Last Line:
Our party may well meet a prouder foe
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
34121

55. And with that word she smiled and neretheless

First Line:
And with that word she smiled and neretheless
Last Line:
Over seas and streams till Syria's coast she spied
Author:
Edward Fairfax (Absolute)
DMI number:
13218

56. 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

57. Andrugio lives and a fair cause of arms

First Line:
Andrugio lives and a fair cause of arms
Last Line:
Legions of angels fight upon her side
Author:
John Marston (Absolute)
DMI number:
13596

58. 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

59. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge

First Line:
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge
Last Line:
The roof was fretted gold
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
32043

60. 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

61. 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

62. 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

63. 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

64. An iron harvest on the field appears

First Line:
An iron harvest on the field appears
Last Line:
The lowering front of horrid war disclosed
DMI number:
40307

65. 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

66. 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

67. All the dire calamities

First Line:
All the dire calamities
Last Line:
Stalking in state and wading deep in blood
Author:
Thomas Southerne (Absolute)
DMI number:
21295

68. All the plain | Covered with thick embattled squadrons bright

First Line:
All the plain | Covered with thick embattled squadrons bright
Last Line:
And silence on the odious din of war
DMI number:
39290

69. 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

70. All wars are bad yet all wars do good

First Line:
All wars are bad yet all wars do good
Last Line:
And like to surgeons let sick kingdoms blood
DMI number:
41551

71. 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

72. And first seven ships from Rochester are sent

First Line:
And first seven ships from Rochester are sent
Last Line:
From every small creek covered all the seas
Author:
Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:
1061

73. And from the midst a monstrous man stepped out

First Line:
And from the midst a monstrous man stepped out
Last Line:
And grieves to see them trembling haste away
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9747

74. 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

75. 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

76. 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

77. Almighty power whose boundless sway

First Line:
Almighty power whose boundless sway
Last Line:
And let the Gaul once more our vengeance feel
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
26130

78. Almighty wisdom at whose nod

First Line:
Almighty wisdom at whose nod
Last Line:
If not thy will be done
Author:
Mary Leapor (Absolute)
DMI number:
23740

79. And now 'tis time for their officious haste

First Line:
And now 'tis time for their officious haste
Last Line:
Where piety and valour jointly go
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
3513

80. And now again tumultuous war is over

First Line:
And now again tumultuous war is over
Last Line:
And bid each future age applaud britannia's king
DMI number:
21816

81. And now arrived where on the sandy bay

First Line:
And now arrived where on the sandy bay
Last Line:
There cease his battle and there feel our hand
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31572

82. And now our drums so fill each adverse ear

First Line:
And now our drums so fill each adverse ear
Last Line:
All stayed and sunk for sad society
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
13643

83. Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears

First Line:
Amidst the loud applause which fills the ears
Last Line:
Rival his mighty father in renown
DMI number:
3507

84. Amidst thy triumphs on the deep

First Line:
Amidst thy triumphs on the deep
Last Line:
Left his dread temple and retired
DMI number:
36627

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

First Line:
As Jove's imperial bird to whom the sway
Last Line:
Of well connected war inured
Author:
George Jeffreys (Absolute)
DMI number:
36426

86. 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

87. As many circumcised Turks we have

First Line:
As many circumcised Turks we have
Last Line:
To join in one her semicircled horns
Author:
Christopher Marlowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
13594

88. 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

89. 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

90. 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

91. As near Porto Bello lying

First Line:
As near Porto Bello lying
Last Line:
And for England shamed in me
Author:
Richard Glover (Absolute)
DMI number:
31256

92. 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

93. 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

94. 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

95. As for Sebastian we must search the field

First Line:
As for Sebastian we must search the field
Last Line:
Which his true sword has digged
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
20889

96. 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

97. Are not conquests good titles

First Line:
Are not conquests good titles
Last Line:
Call it and barbarousness is a word too mild
DMI number:
41475

98. 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

99. 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

100. 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