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1. A crowne of baies shall that man beare

First Line:: A crowne of baies shall that man beare
Last Line:: Which mourning colours be
Author:: Edward de Vere (Absolute)
DMI number:: 37338

2. Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much

First Line:: Ah my fair boy trust not thy hue too much
Last Line:: All be they white yet shed they as they stand
DMI number:: 44509

3. All melancholy lying

First Line:: All melancholy lying
Last Line:: She bowed her head and died
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31511

4. An orator of rude but ready tongue

First Line:: An orator of rude but ready tongue
Last Line:: Which yields to laws and now our voice is law
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 13922

5. Alone walkyng in thought plainyng

First Line:: Alone walkyng in thought plainyng
Last Line:: In such pore estate doe I endure
Author:: Geoffrey Chaucer (Confident)
DMI number:: 37310

6. And still I tried each fickle art

First Line:: And still I tried each fickle art
Last Line:: And so for him will I
Author:: Oliver Goldsmith (Absolute)
DMI number:: 38011

7. Art's card is by their pilot faith refused

First Line:: Art's card is by their pilot faith refused
Last Line:: Than nature ever found or reason sought
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14687

8. As I went to Walsingham

First Line:: As I went to Walsingham
Last Line:: Oft have I said you nay
DMI number:: 37319

9. Ask not bodies doomed to die

First Line:: Ask not bodies doomed to die
Last Line:: It is not safe to know
DMI number:: 8653

10. Be in thy greatness easy as thy brow

First Line:: Be in thy greatness easy as thy brow
Last Line:: Who feel most wrong from those who them despise
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14981

11. Before by death you never knowledge gain

First Line:: Before by death you never knowledge gain
Last Line:: I should grow bold and give to all access
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16021

12. Behold that noble golden mean

First Line:: Behold that noble golden mean
Last Line:: Where liberality's in use
DMI number:: 9513

13. Behold the father is the daughter's son

First Line:: Behold the father is the daughter's son
Last Line:: Eternal life to live doth now begin &c
Author:: Robert Southwell (Absolute)
DMI number:: 41896

14. Can the deep statesman skilled in great design

First Line:: Can the deep statesman skilled in great design
Last Line:: The wish that sighs for sublunary things
Author:: John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:: 33128

15. Care that in cloisters only seals her eyes

First Line:: Care that in cloisters only seals her eyes
Last Line:: She visits cities but she dwells on thrones
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 9454

16. But experience teacheth best

First Line:: But experience teacheth best
Last Line:: Locked in one anothers arms
DMI number:: 6939

17. But few among the carnal wise

First Line:: But few among the carnal wise
Last Line:: Almighty king of grace
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 26410

18. By heaven tis false I am not vain

First Line:: By heaven tis false I am not vain
Last Line:: And witty at my cost
Author:: Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:: 2860

19. But if a frenzy do possess the brain

First Line:: But if a frenzy do possess the brain
Last Line:: If false accords from her false strings be sent
Author:: Sir John Davies (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16377

20. But though the apprehensive power do pause

First Line:: But though the apprehensive power do pause
Last Line:: And trembling fear and vexing griefs annoy
Author:: Sir John Davies (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17027

21. Come holy spirit heavenly dove

First Line:: Come holy spirit heavenly dove
Last Line:: And that shall kindle ours
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 26251

22. Discreet what means this word discreet

First Line:: Discreet what means this word discreet
Last Line:: Are friends and interest
Author:: Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6837

23. Death will when once as tis by fate designed

First Line:: Death will when once as tis by fate designed
Last Line:: And never after my dear Chloris leave
Author:: John Norris (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6865

24. For he who secrets power's chief treasure spends

First Line:: For he who secrets power's chief treasure spends
Last Line:: Since power seeks great confederates more than friends
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17252

25. For Witherington my heart is woe

First Line:: For Witherington my heart is woe
Last Line:: He knelt and fought upon his knee
DMI number:: 37277

26. For swiftest rivers shall run back

First Line:: For swiftest rivers shall run back
Last Line:: If I be not thy true love still
DMI number:: 12690

27. For this effectual day his art revealed

First Line:: For this effectual day his art revealed
Last Line:: And dived to find the old Atlantis drowned
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16807

28. For truth and mercy there shall meet

First Line:: For truth and mercy there shall meet
Last Line:: And there they shall embrace
Author:: John Hopkins (Absolute)
DMI number:: 12956

29. Grace is a sacred plant of heavenly birth

First Line:: Grace is a sacred plant of heavenly birth
Last Line:: And blooms with life with joy and love
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 34246

30. Hate is the nobler passion far

First Line:: Hate is the nobler passion far
Last Line:: And cures the love-sick maid
Author:: John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:: 6861

31. He wealth not birth preferred to council's place

First Line:: He wealth not birth preferred to council's place
Last Line:: Though bodies claim distinction by descent
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 13760

32. He who this builder's building did create

First Line:: He who this builder's building did create
Last Line:: That all are strangers to each other's eyes
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17283

33. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth

First Line:: Here rests his head upon the lap of earth
Last Line:: The bosom of his father and his god
Author:: Thomas Gray (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25173

34. Her fame through all the realms did ring

First Line:: Her fame through all the realms did ring
Last Line:: Did bear one son and eke no more
DMI number:: 11403

35. His soul what agonies it felt

First Line:: His soul what agonies it felt
Last Line:: Lay heavy on him too
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 26270

36. Here's a glyster pipe well try'd

First Line:: Here's a glyster pipe well try'd
Last Line:: To cure the colds of the rump
DMI number:: 38384

37. Hey jolly Robin tell to me

First Line:: Hey jolly Robin tell to me
Last Line:: Alas why is she so
DMI number:: 38525

38. High on the cross the saviour hung

First Line:: High on the cross the saviour hung
Last Line:: Look and forget their pains
Author:: Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:: 26269

39. I have found out a gift for my fair

First Line:: I have found out a gift for my fair
Last Line:: And she called it the sister of love
Author:: William Shenstone (Absolute)
DMI number:: 27221

40. I first loved Chloris soul but see

First Line:: I first loved Chloris soul but see
Last Line:: Till in the flame she's catched and dies
DMI number:: 6834

41. In different seasons different joys we place

First Line:: In different seasons different joys we place
Last Line:: And summer scarcely brings a day to please
Author:: John Scott (Absolute)
DMI number:: 36268

42. In pescod time when hound to horn

First Line:: In pescod time when hound to horn
Last Line:: By woods and groves full fair
DMI number:: 37645

43. Long lulled asleep with scornful fortune's lies

First Line:: Long lulled asleep with scornful fortune's lies
Last Line:: One must be wretched once or young or old
Author:: William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17177

44. Lo when prosperity too much prevails

First Line:: Lo when prosperity too much prevails
Last Line:: They move in state all swollen with fortune's winds
Author:: William Alexander (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17360

45. Listen to mee my lovely shepheards joye

First Line:: Listen to mee my lovely shepheards joye
Last Line:: My toothles grandame oft hath tolde to me
Author:: Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 37290

46. Love that comes with eager haste

First Line:: Love that comes with eager haste
Last Line:: Soon is vanished from the heart
DMI number:: 9512

47. Love he had liked yet never lodged before

First Line:: Love he had liked yet never lodged before
Last Line:: The lucky mirtle more than willow worn
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16275

48. My reward is power | An outward trifle bought with inward peace

First Line:: My reward is power | An outward trifle bought with inward peace
Last Line:: When feverish love the people's fit shall cease
Author:: Sir William Davenant (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17253

49. I know too well my cruel fair

First Line:: I know too well my cruel fair
Last Line:: To grieve the fate of murdered lovers
DMI number:: 38618

50. If it were accident alone

First Line:: If it were accident alone
Last Line:: What can revive the flame
DMI number:: 12711