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1. Am I not emperor men call me so

First Line:
Am I not emperor men call me so
Last Line:
But no substantial true perogative
DMI number:
41290

2. Beauty my lord tis the worst part of woman

First Line:
Beauty my lord tis the worst part of woman
Last Line:
Washeth away as rain doth winter's snow
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
13689

3. Court honours and your shadows of true joy

First Line:
Court honours and your shadows of true joy
Last Line:
And smile but never taste your misery
DMI number:
40851

4. Drop golden showers gentle sleep

First Line:
Drop golden showers gentle sleep
Last Line:
Come quickly Bridegroom or not at all
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
46670

5. Great sorrows have no leisure to complain

First Line:
Great sorrows have no leisure to complain
Last Line:
Least ills vent forth great griefs within remain
DMI number:
41076

6. He's great in fame

First Line:
He's great in fame
Last Line:
Not who seeks after but neglects the same
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
14728

7. He is from slander at securest rest

First Line:
He is from slander at securest rest
Last Line:
Not that hath none but that regards it least
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
14503

8. Murder itself is past all expiation

First Line:
Murder itself is past all expiation
Last Line:
Since the worst things of nature do not do it
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
16768

9. My rage is not malicious like a spark

First Line:
My rage is not malicious like a spark
Last Line:
It is no sooner kindled but extinct
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
13539

10. Know mortals that the men the gods most love

First Line:
Know mortals that the men the gods most love
Last Line:
He but goes backward in all noble deeds
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
17153

11. Nature and all those universal powers

First Line:
Nature and all those universal powers
Last Line:
Reason doth sway and rule each passion
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
16406

12. Not walls but subjects love

First Line:
Not walls but subjects love
Last Line:
To shut and to unlock them at thy pleasure
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
13829

13. Oh how his words now rail against a sin

First Line:
Oh how his words now rail against a sin
Last Line:
And they like jurymen himself condemn
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
14004

14. Oh powerful gold whose influence doth win

First Line:
Oh powerful gold whose influence doth win
Last Line:
Men with desire for to engender sin
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
16661

15. Patience grows fury that is often stirred

First Line:
Patience grows fury that is often stirred
Last Line:
The conquered should not dare reiterate
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
17095

16. That's an unhappy state

First Line:
That's an unhappy state
Last Line:
When kings must fear to love lest subjects hate
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
15936

17. Take heed

First Line:
Take heed
Last Line:
Treason's a race that must be run with speed
DMI number:
41349

18. The higher those great powers have raised you

First Line:
The higher those great powers have raised you
Last Line:
To pardon miseries is fortune's height
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
17005

19. The boisterous ocean when no winds oppose

First Line:
The boisterous ocean when no winds oppose
Last Line:
Grows calm revenge is lost when it hath no foes
DMI number:
40869

20. The rich | Have wakeful nights whilst the poor man's turf

First Line:
The rich | Have wakeful nights whilst the poor man's turf
Last Line:
From frigid fears all day at night with rest
Author:
Thomas Goffe [Gough] (Absolute)
DMI number:
17237