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1. A cruel tiger all with teeth be bled

First Line:
A cruel tiger all with teeth be bled
Last Line:
Hath slain us both for cloaking of his crime
DMI number:
9071

2. A kind of coal is as men say

First Line:
A kind of coal is as men say
Last Line:
Which wastes and never wears
DMI number:
9050

3. Ah love how wayward is his wit what pangs do pierce his breast

First Line:
Ah love how wayward is his wit what pangs do pierce his breast
Last Line:
To them that mean by honest means to come to happy end
DMI number:
9061

4. Ah me that ever I was born

First Line:
Ah me that ever I was born
Last Line:
Till with a marble tomb I'm pressed
DMI number:
42753

5. Ah tell me my regardless fair

First Line:
Ah tell me my regardless fair
Last Line:
Be kind be gentle to your bleeding slave
DMI number:
5874

6. Ah Coridon in vain you boast

First Line:
Ah Coridon in vain you boast
Last Line:
Cloris was true and I deserve her shame
Author:
Henry Neville Payne (Confident)
DMI number:
42538

7. A woman O curse that there is such a name

First Line:
A woman O curse that there is such a name
Last Line:
To trust him so soon with an arrow
DMI number:
5762

8. As fair Aenone justly did complain

First Line:
As fair Aenone justly did complain
Last Line:
Till death thy soul from thy lean carcass chase
DMI number:
5449

9. At this late hour the world lies hushed below

First Line:
At this late hour the world lies hushed below
Last Line:
Here let me ever dwell for heaven is here
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
17520

10. Aurora now with rosy blushes red

First Line:
Aurora now with rosy blushes red
Last Line:
And at her usual time called forth the day
DMI number:
43406

11. Black maid complain not that I fly

First Line:
Black maid complain not that I fly
Last Line:
And then I will bequeath my self to thee
Author:
Henry King (Absolute)
DMI number:
5062

12. Bright beauty you chief idea of my mind

First Line:
Bright beauty you chief idea of my mind
Last Line:
The cruel murderess with her weapon's slain
DMI number:
42727

13. By various artful methods once I strove

First Line:
By various artful methods once I strove
Last Line:
From those to whom they help denied before
DMI number:
7629

14. Can my own blood betray my disgrace

First Line:
Can my own blood betray my disgrace
Last Line:
Say tis for joy and triumph not for love
DMI number:
5027

15. Celio remains disconsolate

First Line:
Celio remains disconsolate
Last Line:
Phillis the falsest of her sex
DMI number:
44452

16. Cloris I come to learn my fate

First Line:
Cloris I come to learn my fate
Last Line:
What she so long delayed
DMI number:
42541

17. Come golden locks come god of love

First Line:
Come golden locks come god of love
Last Line:
And pines and wishes for another
Author:
Anacreon (Absolute)
DMI number:
10028

18. Cursed be the law but doubly cursed

First Line:
Cursed be the law but doubly cursed
Last Line:
Till I had run the round of love
DMI number:
11152

19. Custom alas does partial prove

First Line:
Custom alas does partial prove
Last Line:
Or give to mankind less
Author:
Francis Manning (Speculation) & Stephen Clay (Confident)
DMI number:
5937

20. Coy Delia why must I pursue

First Line:
Coy Delia why must I pursue
Last Line:
Twill cancel the cause of my wound
DMI number:
16574

21. Damn the dull fools who're always whining

First Line:
Damn the dull fools who're always whining
Last Line:
And drink myself like thee divine
DMI number:
11108

22. Damon thou never loved me yet

First Line:
Damon thou never loved me yet
Last Line:
When love inflames but so in part
DMI number:
44237

23. Darkness does now the world surround

First Line:
Darkness does now the world surround
Last Line:
I'll haste to slumber in the grave
DMI number:
42764

24. Dear soul who hath encaptived so my heart

First Line:
Dear soul who hath encaptived so my heart
Last Line:
That I will never love none else but you
DMI number:
44462

25. Did Dorinda but smile I'd not grieve at my fate

First Line:
Did Dorinda but smile I'd not grieve at my fate
Last Line:
And Dorinda consents to't so Dorinda adieu t'you
DMI number:
5223

26. Enough of time I have now spent in vain

First Line:
Enough of time I have now spent in vain
Last Line:
And never perplex my self with woman more
DMI number:
12667

27. Divine mistress | Since 'tis my fate to be thy slave

First Line:
Divine mistress | Since 'tis my fate to be thy slave
Last Line:
By death am freed from misery
DMI number:
42668

28. Farewell false woman know I'll ever be

First Line:
Farewell false woman know I'll ever be
Last Line:
That loves a woman at no other rate
Author:
John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:
5416

29. Gently ah gently lady touch the wound

First Line:
Gently ah gently lady touch the wound
Last Line:
For I too weak for bleeding grow
DMI number:
42676

30. Frown not my dear in what can I offend

First Line:
Frown not my dear in what can I offend
Last Line:
And plagues the land with burning heats and sweats
DMI number:
5058

31. Hail kindest refuge for my love distressed

First Line:
Hail kindest refuge for my love distressed
Last Line:
They only dreamt of joys but feel substantial woe
DMI number:
6583

32. Happy was I o love when innocent

First Line:
Happy was I o love when innocent
Last Line:
And all the racks the restless guilty prove
DMI number:
42613

33. How long will Cynthia own no flame

First Line:
How long will Cynthia own no flame
Last Line:
Or put out fire with fire
DMI number:
8424

34. How vile are the sordid intrigues of the town

First Line:
How vile are the sordid intrigues of the town
Last Line:
A curse of the monsieurs what luck have I
Author:
Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:
8225

35. I doat I doat but am a sot to show it

First Line:
I doat I doat but am a sot to show it
Last Line:
And there's the short and the long on it
DMI number:
43090

36. In a sad unfrequented cyprus grove

First Line:
In a sad unfrequented cyprus grove
Last Line:
Give him a thousand thousand joys beside
DMI number:
41843

37. In Cyprus springs whereas dame Venus dwelt

First Line:
In Cyprus springs whereas dame Venus dwelt
Last Line:
My service thus is grown into disdain
Author:
Henry Howard (Absolute)
DMI number:
8716

38. It burneth yet alas my hearts desire

First Line:
It burneth yet alas my hearts desire
Last Line:
Thus hearts be won by love request and moan
Author:
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Absolute)
DMI number:
8836

39. Lightning and thunderbolts I can despise

First Line:
Lightning and thunderbolts I can despise
Last Line:
Her cruel heart to pity or to love
Author:
John Morrice (Absolute)
DMI number:
14092

40. Love is a sour delight a sugared grief

First Line:
Love is a sour delight a sugared grief
Last Line:
A deadly wound a shot which ever hits
DMI number:
44091

41. Mourn all ye nymphs who used to sing

First Line:
Mourn all ye nymphs who used to sing
Last Line:
Myra is deaf to all my pain
Author:
John Morrice (Absolute)
DMI number:
14106

42. I praised and loved by the best youth of Rome

First Line:
I praised and loved by the best youth of Rome
Last Line:
I'll come to thee if thou canst not return
DMI number:
3700

43. I thought in silence to suppress my pain

First Line:
I thought in silence to suppress my pain
Last Line:
So truly loved as you have been by me
Author:
Charles Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:
4165

44. I understand not fairest lady why

First Line:
I understand not fairest lady why
Last Line:
Such ladies there be
DMI number:
42450

45. I know not whether all these miseries

First Line:
I know not whether all these miseries
Last Line:
In hearts agreed or peace or truce
DMI number:
43419

46. I love as well as others do

First Line:
I love as well as others do
Last Line:
To wish those eyes to wish those eyes f- out
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
7073

47. Married and I alive can't be

First Line:
Married and I alive can't be
Last Line:
I'll swear the parson lied thou'rt mine
DMI number:
5817

48. Madam | I love you oft my eyes have told

First Line:
Madam | I love you oft my eyes have told
Last Line:
For 'tis but you amongst all that I adore
DMI number:
42660

49. Madam behold these fragrant flowers that crown

First Line:
Madam behold these fragrant flowers that crown
Last Line:
As that love's god will ease my lingering pain
DMI number:
42750

50. Madam I know my ruin is decreed

First Line:
Madam I know my ruin is decreed
Last Line:
What I can never resign thy charms and live
DMI number:
5213

51. Madam must I be still your sacrifice

First Line:
Madam must I be still your sacrifice
Last Line:
Give life or death for either brings him ease
DMI number:
42680

52. Nor com'st thou yet my slothful love nor yet

First Line:
Nor com'st thou yet my slothful love nor yet
Last Line:
Leander's bosom shall be Hero's tomb
DMI number:
4007

53. Near a pure stream beneath a cooling shade

First Line:
Near a pure stream beneath a cooling shade
Last Line:
And thank thee gracious love that well hast heard my prayer
Author:
Thomas Rowe (Confident)
DMI number:
8337

54. O cruel Mary great's the woe

First Line:
O cruel Mary great's the woe
Last Line:
Or a faithful lover
DMI number:
25113

55. No other maid my settled faith shall move

First Line:
No other maid my settled faith shall move
Last Line:
She'll end your tyrant reign and rescue me
DMI number:
4850

56. O mother chave been a batchelour

First Line:
O mother chave been a batchelour
Last Line:
Had need to rise betime
DMI number:
5004

57. Oft have you cried when round your waist I hung

First Line:
Oft have you cried when round your waist I hung
Last Line:
And own he truly loves that loves to death
DMI number:
11622

58. Oh shield me from his rage celestial powers

First Line:
Oh shield me from his rage celestial powers
Last Line:
That where one reigns the other shall succeed
Author:
Esther Johnson (Speculation)
DMI number:
11625

59. Pardon at least it merits if not praise

First Line:
Pardon at least it merits if not praise
Last Line:
By ease freedom than disdainful praise
DMI number:
42599

60. Pish never tell me I'm too young

First Line:
Pish never tell me I'm too young
Last Line:
Lovers like poets are not made but born
Author:
Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:
5770

61. Poor hopeless emblem of Amintor's heart

First Line:
Poor hopeless emblem of Amintor's heart
Last Line:
Their praise that love and are beloved
DMI number:
42547

62. Say mighty love invader of my rest

First Line:
Say mighty love invader of my rest
Last Line:
Who living dies and dying lives again
DMI number:
12868

63. Read over these lines the records of my shame

First Line:
Read over these lines the records of my shame
Last Line:
Before my fancy still the furious queen appears
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
8335

64. Read Phaon read a woman's fondness see

First Line:
Read Phaon read a woman's fondness see
Last Line:
Informs you Bellamira's yours no more
DMI number:
5839

65. Scarce three whole days my lovely youth had passed

First Line:
Scarce three whole days my lovely youth had passed
Last Line:
The baser metal from the shining ore
DMI number:
3920

66. Shall sister Hall then wedded be

First Line:
Shall sister Hall then wedded be
Last Line:
Shall grace this bridal hour
DMI number:
12612

67. So ravishing fair is the nymph that I love

First Line:
So ravishing fair is the nymph that I love
Last Line:
She has to destroy me overwhelmed in love's tower
DMI number:
42783

68. Since soon this hated world and I must part

First Line:
Since soon this hated world and I must part
Last Line:
Be ever as I wish ----- farewell
DMI number:
3855

69. Since Cupid bears imperial sway

First Line:
Since Cupid bears imperial sway
Last Line:
With pleasure will lie down and die
DMI number:
12203

70. Soft charmer of our cares whose kind relief

First Line:
Soft charmer of our cares whose kind relief
Last Line:
Renew the dream each night or make this sleep my last
DMI number:
6587

71. Such charms has Phillis that I must love her

First Line:
Such charms has Phillis that I must love her
Last Line:
Save your Philander from the silent grave
DMI number:
40397

72. Strephon at last the unhappy veil's removed

First Line:
Strephon at last the unhappy veil's removed
Last Line:
While her back door admits them all at night
DMI number:
4212

73. Talk Strephon no more of what's honest and just

First Line:
Talk Strephon no more of what's honest and just
Last Line:
Who racks on that shelf where he stranded before
DMI number:
4555

74. Sylvia tell me how long it will be

First Line:
Sylvia tell me how long it will be
Last Line:
For you are the cause of my anguish
DMI number:
44150

75. Take heed fair Chloris how you tame

First Line:
Take heed fair Chloris how you tame
Last Line:
So bright as in these arms of mine
DMI number:
44182

76. The jolly jolly breeze

First Line:
The jolly jolly breeze
Last Line:
Till death doth end my sorrow
DMI number:
8312

77. The night was still the air serene

First Line:
The night was still the air serene
Last Line:
Because not wealthy dies
DMI number:
22996

78. There's not a swain on the plain

First Line:
There's not a swain on the plain
Last Line:
Can you be can you be so hard to me
DMI number:
44430

79. There is not half so warm a fire

First Line:
There is not half so warm a fire
Last Line:
What wonders do in beauty dwell
DMI number:
5662

80. Thou charming scene whom Flora's powers adorn

First Line:
Thou charming scene whom Flora's powers adorn
Last Line:
And at their birth their tortured mother wound
DMI number:
8948

81. Thou grief of my heart and thou pearl of my eyes

First Line:
Thou grief of my heart and thou pearl of my eyes
Last Line:
And hear thy fond owl chant wit to woo wit to woo
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
42536

82. Through briars brakes and nasty ditches

First Line:
Through briars brakes and nasty ditches
Last Line:
Fore Gad I'd rather marry granny
DMI number:
5759

83. Through mournful shades and solitary groves

First Line:
Through mournful shades and solitary groves
Last Line:
Your rigour kills nor triumph in the slain
Author:
Richard Duke (Absolute)
DMI number:
4827

84. To the most callous amongst hardened hearts

First Line:
To the most callous amongst hardened hearts
Last Line:
With hapless Yarico's shall oft be told
DMI number:
25450

85. Tis strange ill usage should create

First Line:
Tis strange ill usage should create
Last Line:
And love deformity in thee
DMI number:
11764

86. Torture me no more you pangs of love

First Line:
Torture me no more you pangs of love
Last Line:
Never such languid torments feel
DMI number:
42811

87. Wae's me what mun I do

First Line:
Wae's me what mun I do
Last Line:
Such a one my wounded heart may cure
DMI number:
8288

88. What can I say what arguments can prove

First Line:
What can I say what arguments can prove
Last Line:
Than any youth for any nymph before
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4189

89. When cruel time enforced me

First Line:
When cruel time enforced me
Last Line:
That may not feel your slighting
Author:
Owen Felltham (Confident)
DMI number:
8207

90. When that envious god has robbed our mourning plains

First Line:
When that envious god has robbed our mourning plains
Last Line:
Proud of command and eager to obey
DMI number:
5806

91. When you're gone

First Line:
When you're gone
Last Line:
Unless it be by chance
DMI number:
10143

92. Why dost thou fly me thus oh cruel boy

First Line:
Why dost thou fly me thus oh cruel boy
Last Line:
Thus led by sports and winged by thy disdain
Author:
Philip Ayres (Absolute)
DMI number:
15075

93. Why envious time will you now fly so fast

First Line:
Why envious time will you now fly so fast
Last Line:
But always art too fast or else too slow
DMI number:
8569

94. Why am I daily thus perplexed

First Line:
Why am I daily thus perplexed
Last Line:
For next fair wind before they come
DMI number:
42325

95. With sighing and wishing and green sickness diet

First Line:
With sighing and wishing and green sickness diet
Last Line:
Without beat of drum may recruit 'em again
DMI number:
5039

96. Why will you thus my just resentments move

First Line:
Why will you thus my just resentments move
Last Line:
All memory of pain
DMI number:
11623

97. Why lovely boy why fly'st thou me

First Line:
Why lovely boy why fly'st thou me
Last Line:
And thou shalt need no other shade than I
Author:
Henry Reynolds (Confident)
DMI number:
5061

98. Why should my Celia now be coy

First Line:
Why should my Celia now be coy
Last Line:
He'll play thee the same fegary
DMI number:
42554

99. Wrong me no more

First Line:
Wrong me no more
Last Line:
Who pay their hearts where they are due
DMI number:
44451

100. You madam may with safety go

First Line:
You madam may with safety go
Last Line:
It must proceed from you alone
Author:
Matthew Prior (Confident)
DMI number:
4183