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1. A dog tax invented by some as I'm told

First Line:
A dog tax invented by some as I'm told
Last Line:
We must starve by the paws of the overgrown rats
DMI number:
36840

2. A bard on whom Phoebus his spirit bestowed

First Line:
A bard on whom Phoebus his spirit bestowed
Last Line:
Are always fobbed off with sheer wit and sheer wine
Author:
Patrick Delany (Confident)
DMI number:
11477

3. A cap and bells for him produce

First Line:
A cap and bells for him produce
Last Line:
Some good tight hempen halters
DMI number:
36076

4. A handsome treat a piece of gold or so

First Line:
A handsome treat a piece of gold or so
Last Line:
And yields the tenderest point of honor wit
DMI number:
28990

5. A heat that glows in every line that's writ

First Line:
A heat that glows in every line that's writ
Last Line:
Describing all men yet described by none &c
Author:
John Sheffield (Absolute)
DMI number:
10775

6. A knife dear girl cuts love they say

First Line:
A knife dear girl cuts love they say
Last Line:
Save only cut and come again
DMI number:
36063

7. A story strange I will you tell

First Line:
A story strange I will you tell
Last Line:
Which pleased her husband wondrous well
DMI number:
43005

8. A thousand different shapes it bears

First Line:
A thousand different shapes it bears
Last Line:
In that strange mirror of the deity
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6021

9. A thousand different shapes it wears

First Line:
A thousand different shapes it wears
Last Line:
In that strange mirror of the deity
DMI number:
40338

10. A monkey every day was chid

First Line:
A monkey every day was chid
Last Line:
Extinguishing through fear the blaze
DMI number:
33286

11. A perfect judge will read each work of wit

First Line:
A perfect judge will read each work of wit
Last Line:
Dulness is ever apt to magnify
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30645

12. A scullion wench had wit at will

First Line:
A scullion wench had wit at will
Last Line:
Except tis in the skull
DMI number:
33962

13. A-- they say has wit for what

First Line:
A-- they say has wit for what
Last Line:
For writing no for writing not
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute) & Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:
12745

14. Accept a miracle instead of wit

First Line:
Accept a miracle instead of wit
Last Line:
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation)
DMI number:
13498

15. Accept my lord the tribute which I bring

First Line:
Accept my lord the tribute which I bring
Last Line:
And find not Timon but a Ch-nd-s there
DMI number:
19702

16. Admire not dear knight

First Line:
Admire not dear knight
Last Line:
De mortuis nil nisi bonum
Author:
Mr Whiteford (Absolute)
DMI number:
36041

17. Advice that opposes a passion like thine

First Line:
Advice that opposes a passion like thine
Last Line:
And leave her to bow down to the calf
DMI number:
35949

18. Ah what avails how once appeared the fair

First Line:
Ah what avails how once appeared the fair
Last Line:
And thank their Gods that they were never whores
DMI number:
36064

19. Again my garret poverty is shown

First Line:
Again my garret poverty is shown
Last Line:
For like St Stephen I am stoned to death
Author:
Samuel Butler (Speculation)
DMI number:
35081

20. A wight whose name was Tyndar

First Line:
A wight whose name was Tyndar
Last Line:
Have neither nose nor eye
DMI number:
43772

21. A wit is a feather and a chief a rod

First Line:
A wit is a feather and a chief a rod
Last Line:
Act well your part there all the honour lies
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30165

22. An epigram that's new sharp near and witty

First Line:
An epigram that's new sharp near and witty
Last Line:
Once common though still good they are neglected
DMI number:
43775

23. An ancient story ile tell you anon

First Line:
An ancient story ile tell you anon
Last Line:
Thou hast brought him a pardon from good king John
DMI number:
37422

24. As the most forward bud

First Line:
As the most forward bud
Last Line:
And all the fair effects of future hopes
DMI number:
41634

25. As various arts do shine in various men

First Line:
As various arts do shine in various men
Last Line:
If there be such a man tis none but Swift
DMI number:
25376

26. As heroes states and kingdoms rise and fall

First Line:
As heroes states and kingdoms rise and fall
Last Line:
At least we're vanquished in a noble cause
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
37513

27. Arise ye glimmering stars of wit

First Line:
Arise ye glimmering stars of wit
Last Line:
For lo the sun of verse is set
DMI number:
25174

28. As buds to blossoms blossoms turn to fruit

First Line:
As buds to blossoms blossoms turn to fruit
Last Line:
So wits ask time to ripen and recruit
DMI number:
41650

29. As charms are nonsense nonsense seems a charm

First Line:
As charms are nonsense nonsense seems a charm
Last Line:
While men of wit find one another here
Author:
Sir Francis Fane (Absolute) & John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4144

30. As some brave admiral in former war

First Line:
As some brave admiral in former war
Last Line:
And being good for nothing else be wise
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4136

31. As sullen heirs when wasteful fathers die

First Line:
As sullen heirs when wasteful fathers die
Last Line:
They'll but acknowledge what they should restore
DMI number:
41655

32. As when great kings with petty princes join

First Line:
As when great kings with petty princes join
Last Line:
Overcome by too much lustre burn no more
DMI number:
8227

33. B-- though with scraps of others wit

First Line:
B-- though with scraps of others wit
Last Line:
For silence can't like books be bought
DMI number:
12731

34. B--n thou believest thou'rt famous for a jest

First Line:
B--n thou believest thou'rt famous for a jest
Last Line:
Thou never will't have thy reckoning paid again
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Speculation)
DMI number:
3630

35. Beauty alone's too impotent a charm

First Line:
Beauty alone's too impotent a charm
Last Line:
For elegance can only win the heart
DMI number:
10309

36. Beauty and wit the mighty maker gave

First Line:
Beauty and wit the mighty maker gave
Last Line:
The transport is eternal and divine
Author:
John Oldmixon (Confident)
DMI number:
7560

37. Beauty thou vain imaginary good

First Line:
Beauty thou vain imaginary good
Last Line:
And one eternal spring of love goes round
DMI number:
8576

38. Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed

First Line:
Beauty wit and good nature once naturally vowed
Last Line:
Find a quiet and blessed habitation
DMI number:
33963

39. Betrayed by honour and compelled by shame

First Line:
Betrayed by honour and compelled by shame
Last Line:
Till plunged in sad eternity they wake
Author:
Sir Richard Steele (Absolute)
DMI number:
37145

40. Beneath her footstool science groans in chains

First Line:
Beneath her footstool science groans in chains
Last Line:
Thou weepest and with thee wept each gentle muse
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28048

41. Beneath my humble roof no gold

First Line:
Beneath my humble roof no gold
Last Line:
And endless rest bestows
Author:
John Duncombe (Absolute)
DMI number:
25543

42. By this repeated act of grace we see

First Line:
By this repeated act of grace we see
Last Line:
The new creation of a gracious queen
Author:
William Congreve (Absolute)
DMI number:
6613

43. But above all things raillery decline

First Line:
But above all things raillery decline
Last Line:
Will all be wits and not the livery wear
Author:
Benjamin Stillingfleet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30544

44. But as of lions it is said and eagles

First Line:
But as of lions it is said and eagles
Last Line:
In vile and vulgar admirations
DMI number:
41639

45. But our great Turks in wit must reign alone

First Line:
But our great Turks in wit must reign alone
Last Line:
They praise no works but what are like their own
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
35054

46. But sir if these accounts are true

First Line:
But sir if these accounts are true
Last Line:
As madam do you choose a game at whisk
DMI number:
36943

47. But they that know that wit can show no skill

First Line:
But they that know that wit can show no skill
Last Line:
And so amiss it every thing perceives
DMI number:
41633

48. Chloe beauty has and wit

First Line:
Chloe beauty has and wit
Last Line:
And kindly help to quench the fire
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
18247

49. Chloe by your command in verse I write

First Line:
Chloe by your command in verse I write
Last Line:
But you are tired and so am I farewel
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4133

50. Chloe has wit I need must own

First Line:
Chloe has wit I need must own
Last Line:
That always follows it
Author:
William Dawson (Absolute)
DMI number:
11301

51. Chloe her thoughts has so expressed

First Line:
Chloe her thoughts has so expressed
Last Line:
But under Chloe's f--ck
DMI number:
35155

52. Come smooth off your liquor

First Line:
Come smooth off your liquor
Last Line:
Shall have all there is in his codpiece
DMI number:
43352

53. Celia's bright charms no more I'll choose

First Line:
Celia's bright charms no more I'll choose
Last Line:
And make it fashion to be wise
DMI number:
12876

54. Charmed with Belinda's voice and wit

First Line:
Charmed with Belinda's voice and wit
Last Line:
Some angel must express
DMI number:
10969

55. Come drink off your liquor

First Line:
Come drink off your liquor
Last Line:
Of the jolly quart pots and the glasses
DMI number:
44191

56. Dear damned distracting town farewell

First Line:
Dear damned distracting town farewell
Last Line:
And so may starve with me
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
34928

57. Dear friend | I hear this town does so abound

First Line:
Dear friend | I hear this town does so abound
Last Line:
Of idle rumour keep at home and write
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4134

58. Dear Friend | When those we love are in distress

First Line:
Dear Friend | When those we love are in distress
Last Line:
And 'tis the thoughtful traitor that offends his king
Author:
Robert Gould (Absolute)
DMI number:
4438

59. Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit

First Line:
Curse on the wretch whose rage to be a wit
Last Line:
Hammering out paltry lines twelve times twelve hundred
DMI number:
9446

60. Cook Laurel would have the devil his guest

First Line:
Cook Laurel would have the devil his guest
Last Line:
From whence it is called The devil's arse in the peak | with a hey down down a down down
DMI number:
44028

61. Corinna's wit is like her eyes

First Line:
Corinna's wit is like her eyes
Last Line:
To make the ravished world admire
DMI number:
34275

62. Could witty Rochester return again

First Line:
Could witty Rochester return again
Last Line:
He'd silence Rochester for want of wit
DMI number:
27959

63. Cries Celia to a waggish mortal know

First Line:
Cries Celia to a waggish mortal know
Last Line:
But for deceitful colours painted there
DMI number:
25889

64. Daphnis because I am your debtor

First Line:
Daphnis because I am your debtor
Last Line:
I rest your very humble servant
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41818

65. Dear M--rr--t come not quite so near

First Line:
Dear M--rr--t come not quite so near
Last Line:
A miser of thy words
DMI number:
22523

66. Dear sir when I received your letter

First Line:
Dear sir when I received your letter
Last Line:
And write you rhyme when they play pools | At Mr T--s
DMI number:
35345

67. Diamonds concealed their lustre may retain

First Line:
Diamonds concealed their lustre may retain
Last Line:
And think there is some worth in my dull rhymes
DMI number:
43204

68. Did Celia's person and her mind agree

First Line:
Did Celia's person and her mind agree
Last Line:
Enriched the image and defaced the mind
Author:
Alexander Pope (Speculation)
DMI number:
12758

69. Disclose your grievances to me

First Line:
Disclose your grievances to me
Last Line:
And take advice without a fee
DMI number:
36857

70. E---'s finished meaner plays give place

First Line:
E---'s finished meaner plays give place
Last Line:
Late to the snuff shop later to the bum
DMI number:
32482

71. Each softening charm of Clio's smiling song

First Line:
Each softening charm of Clio's smiling song
Last Line:
The muses and the virtues tune thy mind
Author:
Richard Savage (Confident)
DMI number:
13091

72. Deep in the bosom of a vale

First Line:
Deep in the bosom of a vale
Last Line:
They never shall reach my furthest link
DMI number:
36032

73. Deep waters silent roll so grief like mine

First Line:
Deep waters silent roll so grief like mine
Last Line:
And to him winged with joy out fly the wind
Author:
Anne Wharton [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
3523

74. Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks

First Line:
Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks
Last Line:
Bursts out resistless with a thundering tide
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30882

75. Doctor according to our wishes

First Line:
Doctor according to our wishes
Last Line:
Here boy a pot of Thrale's Entire
DMI number:
36040

76. Dread not the shackles on with thine intent

First Line:
Dread not the shackles on with thine intent
Last Line:
Good wits get more fame by their punishment
DMI number:
41648

77. Drink on my friend I'll warrant it

First Line:
Drink on my friend I'll warrant it
Last Line:
Never fear its drowning when you drink
DMI number:
5267

78. Faithful for months full many a shower

First Line:
Faithful for months full many a shower
Last Line:
A better never graced their blocks
DMI number:
36080

79. Fantastic wit shoots momentary fires

First Line:
Fantastic wit shoots momentary fires
Last Line:
And opens all the virtues into bloom
Author:
John Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
30963

80. Fat Jack when he lately an opera writ

First Line:
Fat Jack when he lately an opera writ
Last Line:
And in lieu of Mac-Heath only tuck up Mac-Gay
DMI number:
17075

81. Fate rules us then to fate give way

First Line:
Fate rules us then to fate give way
Last Line:
What have you against this to say
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
35384

82. Firm is the cause your arguments maintain

First Line:
Firm is the cause your arguments maintain
Last Line:
My all shall be employed though far far short of yours
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11357

83. Exhausted quite with prisons racks and death

First Line:
Exhausted quite with prisons racks and death
Last Line:
Probatum est and never fails with me
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
37950

84. Filled with the noisome folly of the age

First Line:
Filled with the noisome folly of the age
Last Line:
Unthinking Charles ruled by unthinking thee
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation) & Charles Sackville (Speculation)
DMI number:
5441

85. Fair dames if puppets may presume to sue

First Line:
Fair dames if puppets may presume to sue
Last Line:
That though his humble friends we never eat
DMI number:
33438

86. For form's sake I pray

First Line:
For form's sake I pray
Last Line:
Can laugh at all truths in the Bible
DMI number:
36049

87. For God's sake tell me what bold confidence

First Line:
For God's sake tell me what bold confidence
Last Line:
And by strange luck may make a shift to live
DMI number:
43394

88. For him thou oft hast bid the world attend

First Line:
For him thou oft hast bid the world attend
Last Line:
And pleased to escape from flattery to wit
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
32747

89. Flavia's a wit has too much sense to pray

First Line:
Flavia's a wit has too much sense to pray
Last Line:
And die of nothing but a rage to live
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30966

90. From the Elysian Fields I sing

First Line:
From the Elysian Fields I sing
Last Line:
Then every grace will shine in you
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18305

91. Give me a wit whose fancy's not confined

First Line:
Give me a wit whose fancy's not confined
Last Line:
Always in their dear mistress's company
Author:
Margaret Cavendish [nee Lucas] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23813

92. From whence usurping man thy boasted claim

First Line:
From whence usurping man thy boasted claim
Last Line:
In choicer gifts but wit to use them well
DMI number:
43036

93. Go sordid blockhead I shall never admit

First Line:
Go sordid blockhead I shall never admit
Last Line:
And shall have pleasure when the sordid wretch has none
DMI number:
39423

94. Garrick I've read your Fool's Petition

First Line:
Garrick I've read your Fool's Petition
Last Line:
The luxury of hearing you
DMI number:
33456

95. Goldsmith I yield restrain thy rage

First Line:
Goldsmith I yield restrain thy rage
Last Line:
Has wounded thee and fled
DMI number:
36039

96. Great men we are none

First Line:
Great men we are none
Last Line:
Time keep a fool of your own and then you are made
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14976

97. Great wits are sure to madness near allied

First Line:
Great wits are sure to madness near allied
Last Line:
And thin partitions do their bounds divide
DMI number:
40340

98. Great wits do not live many days

First Line:
Great wits do not live many days
Last Line:
But thou o laureate live for ever
DMI number:
24800

99. Great wits says Pope may gloriously offend

First Line:
Great wits says Pope may gloriously offend
Last Line:
And rise to faults true critics dare not mend
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
36479

100. Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend

First Line:
Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend
Last Line:
The heart and all its end at once attains
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
30102