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1. A blooming youth lies buried here

First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361

2. A maid unasked may own a well placed flame

First Line:
A maid unasked may own a well placed flame
Last Line:
Not loving first but loving ill's the shame
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
26918

3. Ah Lesbia now or never pity show

First Line:
Ah Lesbia now or never pity show
Last Line:
Or dry my tears up with more potent flame
DMI number:
15382

4. Achon by chance his right eye lost

First Line:
Achon by chance his right eye lost
Last Line:
A Venus thou the young blind god of love
DMI number:
5115

5. Aeneas to Venus with ardour thus prayed

First Line:
Aeneas to Venus with ardour thus prayed
Last Line:
So even bedded her once and went off in a huff
DMI number:
21993

6. Amidst the various rubs of fate

First Line:
Amidst the various rubs of fate
Last Line:
Love must have lost and I had truly won
DMI number:
5360

7. As old as the world yet an infant is love

First Line:
As old as the world yet an infant is love
Last Line:
Yet Collier contains the whole god in her eyes
DMI number:
6188

8. As old as the world yet an infant is love

First Line:
As old as the world yet an infant is love
Last Line:
Yet Iris contains the whole god in her eyes
DMI number:
5187

9. As Ovid sings a beau of old admired

First Line:
As Ovid sings a beau of old admired
Last Line:
Gay as a flower but empty as a shade
DMI number:
23102

10. As from the honeycomb one day

First Line:
As from the honeycomb one day
Last Line:
Subdue almighty strength and pierce immortal hearts
Author:
Nicholas Amhurst (Absolute)
DMI number:
23108

11. As Cupid once upon a day

First Line:
As Cupid once upon a day
Last Line:
That feel too fretful boy thy dart
DMI number:
5183

12. As Damon near his Celia stood

First Line:
As Damon near his Celia stood
Last Line:
Kiss Celia's hand her mouth so near
DMI number:
33262

13. At dead low ebb of night when none

First Line:
At dead low ebb of night when none
Last Line:
'Twas not his bow but my heart broke
DMI number:
5054

14. Bacchus to arms the enemy's at hand

First Line:
Bacchus to arms the enemy's at hand
Last Line:
To Laura's health and give up all thy soul
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
36365

15. Bright beauty on whose every part does rest

First Line:
Bright beauty on whose every part does rest
Last Line:
And then you'll be the world's chief wonder styled
DMI number:
42778

16. Boast not a golden rain O Jove behold

First Line:
Boast not a golden rain O Jove behold
Last Line:
Cupid descends in showers more rich than gold
Author:
William Cartwright (Confident)
DMI number:
12409

17. Boast not thy golden shower great Jove behold

First Line:
Boast not thy golden shower great Jove behold
Last Line:
Cupid descends in showers more rich than gold
Author:
William Cartwright (Confident)
DMI number:
31061

18. Beneath the covert of a grove

First Line:
Beneath the covert of a grove
Last Line:
Think on thy own mortality
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
6979

19. Careless one while as little Cupid lay

First Line:
Careless one while as little Cupid lay
Last Line:
What must they do who by you wounds receive
DMI number:
6098

20. By the side of the stream that strays through the grove

First Line:
By the side of the stream that strays through the grove
Last Line:
From you o my Delia that gave me the wound
Author:
Samuel Henley (Absolute)
DMI number:
32543