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1. A planter with a was he

First Line:
A planter with a was he
Last Line:
And greater pleasure thence receives
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42088

2. All dangers clouded with the mist of fear

First Line:
All dangers clouded with the mist of fear
Last Line:
Seem great far off but lessen coming near
Author:
Sir John Beaumont (Absolute)
DMI number:
14398

3. All you that hither chance to come

First Line:
All you that hither chance to come
Last Line:
And Frenchmen's harms within
DMI number:
21881

4. And of all occupations

First Line:
And of all occupations
Last Line:
In hazard of their life
DMI number:
42510

5. As down the torrent of an angry flood

First Line:
As down the torrent of an angry flood
Last Line:
For know that you are clay and they are brass
Author:
Charles Montagu (Confident)
DMI number:
42338

6. Be well aware quoth then that lady mild

First Line:
Be well aware quoth then that lady mild
Last Line:
Virtue gives herself light through darkness for to wade
Author:
Edmund Spenser (Absolute)
DMI number:
14390

7. Before the starry threshold of Jove's court

First Line:
Before the starry threshold of Jove's court
Last Line:
Heaven itself would stoop to her
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
21254

8. Bold Robin Hood ranging the forest all round

First Line:
Bold Robin Hood ranging the forest all round
Last Line:
Can do the like of thee
DMI number:
37004

9. By a divine instinct mens minds mistrust

First Line:
By a divine instinct mens minds mistrust
Last Line:
The water swell before a boisterous storm
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
18599

10. But oh this late conspiracy so dire

First Line:
But oh this late conspiracy so dire
Last Line:
Glory to God peace health unto the king
DMI number:
43121

11. But when men think most in safety stand

First Line:
But when men think most in safety stand
Last Line:
Their greatest peril often is at hand
DMI number:
40903

12. Danger thou dwarf dressed up in giant clothes

First Line:
Danger thou dwarf dressed up in giant clothes
Last Line:
In thy worst shapes and meet thee in them too
Author:
Sir John Suckling (Absolute)
DMI number:
14400

13. Danger thou dwarf dressed up in giant's clothes

First Line:
Danger thou dwarf dressed up in giant's clothes
Last Line:
That showst far off still greater than thou art
Author:
Sir John Suckling (Absolute)
DMI number:
18600

14. Danger's a vain unbodied blast let it

First Line:
Danger's a vain unbodied blast let it
Last Line:
Cowards but gives the valiant appetite
Author:
Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:
14401

15. Dark was the day the wind raged high

First Line:
Dark was the day the wind raged high
Last Line:
He'll prove a feast for shark or conger
DMI number:
35981

16. Descend Thalia with a song

First Line:
Descend Thalia with a song
Last Line:
Perithous in three hundred chains
Author:
Sir Richard Fanshawe (Absolute)
DMI number:
42101

17. Disclose your grievances to me

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

18. Dost thou behold my soul with wild surprise

First Line:
Dost thou behold my soul with wild surprise
Last Line:
At once are sunk his genius and her charms
DMI number:
33217

19. Farewell ungrateful man sail to some land

First Line:
Farewell ungrateful man sail to some land
Last Line:
The Achan or accursed thing to be
DMI number:
42248

20. Farewell dear love mayst thou have in excess

First Line:
Farewell dear love mayst thou have in excess
Last Line:
The guardian angel of the ship to be
DMI number:
42247

21. Foolish deaf to all advice

First Line:
Foolish deaf to all advice
Last Line:
Keep obdurate as thou art
DMI number:
22758

22. Hail glorious senate welcome as the day

First Line:
Hail glorious senate welcome as the day
Last Line:
Long live our king long sit our parliament
DMI number:
43029

23. Great things through greatest hazards are achieved

First Line:
Great things through greatest hazards are achieved
Last Line:
And then they shine
Author:
John Fletcher (Absolute)
DMI number:
18598

24. Hail mighty prince whom heaven has designed

First Line:
Hail mighty prince whom heaven has designed
Last Line:
To herd with him that taught them their design
DMI number:
42214

25. He has not felt | The weight of need that want is virtue's clog

First Line:
He has not felt | The weight of need that want is virtue's clog
Author:
Thomas Randolph (Absolute)
DMI number:
17330

26. He is blind hardy that will dangers slight

First Line:
He is blind hardy that will dangers slight
Last Line:
For they grow heavy when they once seem light
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
14397

27. He like a high-swollen and impetuous tide

First Line:
He like a high-swollen and impetuous tide
Last Line:
The seeds of death in that strong fullness feed
Author:
Thomas May (Absolute)
DMI number:
17320

28. Her letter comes at midnight and away

First Line:
Her letter comes at midnight and away
Last Line:
She'll bury me and then at least she'll shed a tear
Author:
Henry Crispe (Confident)
DMI number:
41862

29. His courage like to powder carelessly

First Line:
His courage like to powder carelessly
Last Line:
Inkindle it to ruin
DMI number:
41430

30. How great a transport is a brave man in

First Line:
How great a transport is a brave man in
Last Line:
Shield him some god and let no shaft come near
DMI number:
42683

31. In that calm harbour

First Line:
In that calm harbour
Last Line:
As well as the insulting waves
DMI number:
40907

32. In time of war to God we humbly pray

First Line:
In time of war to God we humbly pray
Last Line:
God is forgot and the poor soldier's slighted
DMI number:
36833

33. Lord what is man poor feeble man

First Line:
Lord what is man poor feeble man
Last Line:
How wondrous is his love
Author:
Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:
26938

34. Lord when I cry make haste to hear

First Line:
Lord when I cry make haste to hear
Last Line:
While by thy favour I escape
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
26933

35. Let us appear nor rash nor diffident

First Line:
Let us appear nor rash nor diffident
Last Line:
Is worth a whole eternity in bondage
Author:
Joseph Addison (Absolute)
DMI number:
37437

36. Like some despairing wretch

First Line:
Like some despairing wretch
Last Line:
And catches every slender reed to save him
Author:
Edmund Smith (Absolute)
DMI number:
18700

37. Most to himself his valour fatal was

First Line:
Most to himself his valour fatal was
Last Line:
But waste themselves to make their gazers fear
DMI number:
41429

38. My verse shall in thy praises flow

First Line:
My verse shall in thy praises flow
Last Line:
And magnify thy sacred name
Author:
George Sandys (Absolute)
DMI number:
27257

39. If to redeem an almost ruined state

First Line:
If to redeem an almost ruined state
Last Line:
As this with us your last and greatest did
DMI number:
42865

40. Man's like a glass filled full of water

First Line:
Man's like a glass filled full of water
Last Line:
So soon is life run out
DMI number:
41915

41. M--- Ninny's case looks desperate

First Line:
M--- Ninny's case looks desperate
Last Line:
Let devil do his worst
DMI number:
42314

42. Next night a dreary night

First Line:
Next night a dreary night
Last Line:
And rocks and woods in savage view behind
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37445

43. No sooner doth the aged phoenix die

First Line:
No sooner doth the aged phoenix die
Last Line:
We are again one body and one head
DMI number:
43109

44. O God my refuge hear my cries

First Line:
O God my refuge hear my cries
Last Line:
Scarce live out half their days
Author:
Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:
26514

45. O ship what dost fresh storms again

First Line:
O ship what dost fresh storms again
Last Line:
Which run betwixt bright Cyclades
Author:
Sir Thomas Hawkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
42044

46. Our dangers and delights are near allies

First Line:
Our dangers and delights are near allies
Last Line:
From the same stem the rose and prickle rise
Author:
Charles Aleyn (Absolute)
DMI number:
14396

47. Our god and soldier we alike adore

First Line:
Our god and soldier we alike adore
Last Line:
Our god's forgotten and our soldier's slighted
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
14399

48. On remote fires with small concern we gaze

First Line:
On remote fires with small concern we gaze
Last Line:
But we all rise when our our dwellings blaze
Author:
John Crowne (Absolute)
DMI number:
14403

49. Prosperity doth bewitch men seeming clear

First Line:
Prosperity doth bewitch men seeming clear
Last Line:
But seas do laugh show white when rocks are near
Author:
John Webster (Absolute)
DMI number:
17361

50. Poor is the triumph over the timid hare

First Line:
Poor is the triumph over the timid hare
Last Line:
And mark his beauteous chequered sides with gore
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
33361