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1. A furlong or so from bonny Dumblain

First Line:
A furlong or so from bonny Dumblain
Last Line:
She broke her vow and married him next day
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Absolute)
DMI number:
25402

2. A careful nymph with careless grief oppressed

First Line:
A careful nymph with careless grief oppressed
Last Line:
These with my woe my woes with these increase
Author:
Anthony Munday (Absolute)
DMI number:
13195

3. A choir of bright beauties in spring did appear

First Line:
A choir of bright beauties in spring did appear
Last Line:
When Pan and his son and fair Syrinx return
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
4176

4. A Stella bright I saw her sit

First Line:
A Stella bright I saw her sit
Last Line:
To win a maidenhead
DMI number:
42652

5. A swain long tortured with disdain

First Line:
A swain long tortured with disdain
Last Line:
And make us tyrants by their fear
DMI number:
11840

6. A thoughtful druid on the green

First Line:
A thoughtful druid on the green
Last Line:
And darkness takes the place of day
DMI number:
24376

7. A shepherd boy all in an evening fair

First Line:
A shepherd boy all in an evening fair
Last Line:
To slumbers soft his sorrowing breast invite
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Confident)
DMI number:
6478

8. A shepherdess of wondrous fame

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

9. A lovely nymph in pensive mood

First Line:
A lovely nymph in pensive mood
Last Line:
Of all her grief and pain
DMI number:
11821

10. A lowly swain loved a proud nymph in vain

First Line:
A lowly swain loved a proud nymph in vain
Last Line:
Some gentler nymph who'll not your love refuse
DMI number:
43562

11. Ah happy grove dark and secure retreat

First Line:
Ah happy grove dark and secure retreat
Last Line:
And whilst they live their flames can never die
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute) & Giovanni Battista Guarini (Absolute)
DMI number:
3417

12. Ah Jenny Gin your eyes do kill

First Line:
Ah Jenny Gin your eyes do kill
Last Line:
Upon this flowery plain
DMI number:
42813

13. Ah Perigot my lad why stand you here

First Line:
Ah Perigot my lad why stand you here
Last Line:
While the good shepherd shook his head and sighed
Author:
William Dodd (Absolute)
DMI number:
33095

14. All conquering heat oh intermit thy wrath

First Line:
All conquering heat oh intermit thy wrath
Last Line:
Unsatisfied and sick tosses in noon
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
29847

15. All day I wander over the plains

First Line:
All day I wander over the plains
Last Line:
That earth or sea does treasure
DMI number:
42746

16. Accept my fair this humble lay

First Line:
Accept my fair this humble lay
Last Line:
In cheerfulness and love
DMI number:
25446

17. Ah Strephon how can you despise

First Line:
Ah Strephon how can you despise
Last Line:
And make thee tear thy tainted hide
Author:
Jonathan Swift (Absolute)
DMI number:
23983

18. Alas my heart mine eye hath wronged thee

First Line:
Alas my heart mine eye hath wronged thee
Last Line:
She can not love and therefore thou must die
Author:
Sir Edward Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
44736

19. Alas no drug no medicine ever was found

First Line:
Alas no drug no medicine ever was found
Last Line:
Procure though not so fair an easier love
Author:
William Bowman (Confident)
DMI number:
1395

20. Alexis a shepherd young constant and kind

First Line:
Alexis a shepherd young constant and kind
Last Line:
With joy I shall wed him I really believe
DMI number:
32913

21. Alexis shunned his fellow swains

First Line:
Alexis shunned his fellow swains
Last Line:
He bowed obeyed and died
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
808

22. Alexis the pride of the plain

First Line:
Alexis the pride of the plain
Last Line:
And imparts more than time steals away
DMI number:
32602

23. 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

24. Ah Celia arise

First Line:
Ah Celia arise
Last Line:
Such joys to discover
DMI number:
42728

25. Ah Colin why should thou despair

First Line:
Ah Colin why should thou despair
Last Line:
Shall pleasantly glide over the green
DMI number:
12694

26. Ah Damon dear shepherd adieu

First Line:
Ah Damon dear shepherd adieu
Last Line:
Ah Damon dear shepherd farewell
DMI number:
22186

27. Ah dear Amyntas once a sprightly swain

First Line:
Ah dear Amyntas once a sprightly swain
Last Line:
Tis sin to mourn when such a nymph remains
DMI number:
6382

28. All my hard fate me Mopsus did foretell

First Line:
All my hard fate me Mopsus did foretell
Last Line:
And talk familiar with the feathered race
DMI number:
22713

29. An humble muse from long-kept silence breaks

First Line:
An humble muse from long-kept silence breaks
Last Line:
For Barber's name shall make their glory rise
DMI number:
18812

30. Amintas led me to a grove

First Line:
Amintas led me to a grove
Last Line:
Oh who can guess the rest
Author:
Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:
39406

31. Amoret and Strephon lay

First Line:
Amoret and Strephon lay
Last Line:
For a reward shall all be his
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5623

32. Along the river's side did Cynthia stray

First Line:
Along the river's side did Cynthia stray
Last Line:
Her presence fills with perfumes all the field
Author:
Philip Ayres (Absolute)
DMI number:
15065

33. As late by Thames's verdant side

First Line:
As late by Thames's verdant side
Last Line:
Poor Chloe quite forgot her song
Author:
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Absolute)
DMI number:
31627

34. As late I strove Lucilla's lip to kiss

First Line:
As late I strove Lucilla's lip to kiss
Last Line:
Like me be scorned nor ever taste a kiss
Author:
Thomas Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
24536

35. As through the woods I roved

First Line:
As through the woods I roved
Last Line:
Produced a thousand charms
DMI number:
42806

36. As Thyrsis reclined by her side he loved best

First Line:
As Thyrsis reclined by her side he loved best
Last Line:
And pay each inconstant in kind
DMI number:
32877

37. As on a bank where violets blow

First Line:
As on a bank where violets blow
Last Line:
Confessed herself the Cyprian queen
Author:
Thomas Cooke (Absolute)
DMI number:
22594

38. As on a summer's day

First Line:
As on a summer's day
Last Line:
And a shepherd all thy own
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
20615

39. As grateful in spring are the flowers to the bee

First Line:
As grateful in spring are the flowers to the bee
Last Line:
And brighten the sunshine of virtue and love
DMI number:
26980

40. As he lay in the plain his arm under his head

First Line:
As he lay in the plain his arm under his head
Last Line:
And our eyes tell each other what neither dare name
DMI number:
3485

41. 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

42. Arise my sweet Phillis and let's to the grove

First Line:
Arise my sweet Phillis and let's to the grove
Last Line:
In mighty love's name that should still command all
DMI number:
42654

43. Arise O Phosphorus and bring the day

First Line:
Arise O Phosphorus and bring the day
Last Line:
Tis barbarous to insult on one that dies
Author:
William Walsh (Absolute)
DMI number:
6683

44. As Celia in her garden strayed

First Line:
As Celia in her garden strayed
Last Line:
She fires with endless love
DMI number:
16318

45. As Chloe by a river's side

First Line:
As Chloe by a river's side
Last Line:
All my joys in view
DMI number:
18204

46. As Chloris full of harmless thought

First Line:
As Chloris full of harmless thought
Last Line:
And yielded to a swain
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
23629

47. As Chloris full of harmless thoughts

First Line:
As Chloris full of harmless thoughts
Last Line:
And yielded to the swain
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
380

48. As cupid tired with many a prank

First Line:
As cupid tired with many a prank
Last Line:
Too sure you'll find your arrows there
DMI number:
12597

49. As Cynthia late within the grove

First Line:
As Cynthia late within the grove
Last Line:
But boldly ask a cure
DMI number:
23622

50. As Damon late with Chloe sat

First Line:
As Damon late with Chloe sat
Last Line:
The silent flute's the sweetest
DMI number:
622