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1. A chilling damp invades my trembling heart

First Line:
A chilling damp invades my trembling heart
Last Line:
And with her filial tears bedew his hallowed urn
DMI number:
40565

2. A common theme a flattering muse may fire

First Line:
A common theme a flattering muse may fire
Last Line:
Till then my little saint adieu adieu
DMI number:
28986

3. A hummingbird by nature led

First Line:
A hummingbird by nature led
Last Line:
But mischief oft concealed lies there
DMI number:
32658

4. A mourning friend invites a mourning muse

First Line:
A mourning friend invites a mourning muse
Last Line:
And thou to all its trifling pleasures blind
Author:
William Oldisworth (Speculation)
DMI number:
4340

5. A statesman dead the muses now must mourn

First Line:
A statesman dead the muses now must mourn
Last Line:
Nor party jarrings now disturb his rest
DMI number:
40617

6. A public loss demands a public tear

First Line:
A public loss demands a public tear
Last Line:
His vessel sailed with glory to the grave
Author:
Edward Thompson (Absolute)
DMI number:
35952

7. A lovely form so permanently fair

First Line:
A lovely form so permanently fair
Last Line:
By soft degrees decayed into a saint
Author:
Sneyd Davies (Confident)
DMI number:
23446

8. Ah had thy body lasted as thy name

First Line:
Ah had thy body lasted as thy name
Last Line:
That's great or noble shall together fall
Author:
Bevil Higgons (Absolute)
DMI number:
3817

9. Ah hapless bird has then untimely death

First Line:
Ah hapless bird has then untimely death
Last Line:
But Lesbia's green bird fill the trump of fame
Author:
Henry Needler (Absolute)
DMI number:
36413

10. Ah how all elements conspire with death

First Line:
Ah how all elements conspire with death
Last Line:
Can their excessive agonies abate
DMI number:
4372

11. Ah me how frail this mortal state

First Line:
Ah me how frail this mortal state
Last Line:
A servant faithful or a master kind
DMI number:
25696

12. Ah me that fate should still with nipping blast

First Line:
Ah me that fate should still with nipping blast
Last Line:
At fame's fair shrine her offering consecrate
DMI number:
22660

13. Ah me that restless bliss so soon should fly

First Line:
Ah me that restless bliss so soon should fly
Last Line:
Nor death the lasting union could divide
DMI number:
27781

14. Ah me the luckless chime

First Line:
Ah me the luckless chime
Last Line:
Cared to be good the rest he left to fame
DMI number:
22278

15. Accept great sir a mourning muse's lays

First Line:
Accept great sir a mourning muse's lays
Last Line:
Thick as the starry worlds that crowd the milky way
DMI number:
17886

16. Accept great youth from one untaught before

First Line:
Accept great youth from one untaught before
Last Line:
May own that Frederick did not live in vain
DMI number:
22647

17. Accept lamented shade the mournful lays

First Line:
Accept lamented shade the mournful lays
Last Line:
That ever youth could boast or heaven itself bestow
DMI number:
22939

18. Adieu eternally adieu thrice happy train

First Line:
Adieu eternally adieu thrice happy train
Last Line:
But at his set a bigger blaze of rays adorns his head
DMI number:
11199

19. Adieu harmonious Dryden and receive

First Line:
Adieu harmonious Dryden and receive
Last Line:
Worthy the poet's and the patron's name
DMI number:
5697

20. Adieu o ye favourites so dear

First Line:
Adieu o ye favourites so dear
Last Line:
How rare meet affection so true
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Absolute)
DMI number:
33774