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1. A blooming youth lies buried here

First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361

2. A cave there is deep in declining ground

First Line:
A cave there is deep in declining ground
Last Line:
Because thought absent at his wondrous fall
Author:
John Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
5880

3. A thousand ills in death's sad pomp appears

First Line:
A thousand ills in death's sad pomp appears
Last Line:
But all is quiet all is ease below
DMI number:
6396

4. A man unfortunate was wont to cry

First Line:
A man unfortunate was wont to cry
Last Line:
And all of us would say the same Mecaenas said before
DMI number:
6247

5. A peasant past his climacteric year

First Line:
A peasant past his climacteric year
Last Line:
Their trouble they forget and wish it gone
DMI number:
6246

6. A poor old wretch beneath the weight

First Line:
A poor old wretch beneath the weight
Last Line:
And your petitioner shall pray
DMI number:
8976

7. Ah Posthumus with rapid haste

First Line:
Ah Posthumus with rapid haste
Last Line:
Which even the taste of priests would please
DMI number:
31205

8. Ah tell me now ungenerous wave

First Line:
Ah tell me now ungenerous wave
Last Line:
But you have taken two
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Absolute)
DMI number:
34453

9. Alas how swift the crowding minutes pass

First Line:
Alas how swift the crowding minutes pass
Last Line:
Of glutton priests when they their solemn feasts profess
DMI number:
3900

10. Ah Amarillis far more beautiful

First Line:
Ah Amarillis far more beautiful
Last Line:
Shall speak and tell thee that love's martyr dies
DMI number:
22695