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1. 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

2. 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

3. An even mind in every state

First Line:
An even mind in every state
Last Line:
To bear the eternal banishment of fate
DMI number:
40448

4. Bring me a man with animating strokes

First Line:
Bring me a man with animating strokes
Last Line:
These worst of times and time itself survive
DMI number:
43061

5. Death calls a council long black trains

First Line:
Death calls a council long black trains
Last Line:
Pleaded her cause she gained the place
DMI number:
30271

6. From Stygian shade lo my pale ghost doth rise

First Line:
From Stygian shade lo my pale ghost doth rise
Last Line:
And perhaps may then leave purgatory
DMI number:
43008

7. Gay youth observe with constant care

First Line:
Gay youth observe with constant care
Last Line:
And work thy dissolution
DMI number:
36720

8. God wot my friend our life full soon decays

First Line:
God wot my friend our life full soon decays
Last Line:
And death untamed will grant no man grace
DMI number:
49179

9. I'm not designed to say who lies beneath

First Line:
I'm not designed to say who lies beneath
Last Line:
In which with Jesus thou shalt ever reign
DMI number:
33045

10. On the same case what different lights are thrown

First Line:
On the same case what different lights are thrown
Last Line:
This case will alter too beyond the grave
DMI number:
19438

11. Poor Ralpho lies beneath this rood

First Line:
Poor Ralpho lies beneath this rood
Last Line:
Who knowing what is right do wrong
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
36184

12. Rise and rejoice all ye that mourn

First Line:
Rise and rejoice all ye that mourn
Last Line:
To eternity
DMI number:
43485

13. See how the foolish insect plays

First Line:
See how the foolish insect plays
Last Line:
I die into Eternity
DMI number:
36288

14. Some Christian people all give ear

First Line:
Some Christian people all give ear
Last Line:
And bless some of the peers
DMI number:
8519

15. Some Christian people all give ear

First Line:
Some Christian people all give ear
Last Line:
And God bless some of the peers
DMI number:
42446

16. The maid that owns this humble stone

First Line:
The maid that owns this humble stone
Last Line:
Shall lay thy village virtues here
DMI number:
22187

17. Upon a bank with moss yclad

First Line:
Upon a bank with moss yclad
Last Line:
A heaven in his hell
DMI number:
33324

18. What should I ask my friend which best would be

First Line:
What should I ask my friend which best would be
Last Line:
He left scorned Ammon to the vulgar rout
Author:
Robert Wolseley (Confident)
DMI number:
3933

19. When all the blandishments of life are gone

First Line:
When all the blandishments of life are gone
Last Line:
The coward creeps to death the brave lives on
DMI number:
12427

20. What still these mournful plaints and flowing eyes

First Line:
What still these mournful plaints and flowing eyes
Last Line:
Filled with such solid joys you never conceived before
DMI number:
19845