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1. A moment's space a transient span

First Line:
A moment's space a transient span
Last Line:
So short is life so frail is man
DMI number:
34207

2. A salmon's belly Helluo was thy fate

First Line:
A salmon's belly Helluo was thy fate
Last Line:
Is there no hope alas then bring the jowl
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29803

3. Ah little think the gay licentious proud

First Line:
Ah little think the gay licentious proud
Last Line:
Refining still the social passions work
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
33690

4. Absent or dead still let a friend be dear

First Line:
Absent or dead still let a friend be dear
Last Line:
A sigh the absent claims the dead a tear
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
34575

5. All journey forwards to the self-same place

First Line:
All journey forwards to the self-same place
Last Line:
What pace I travel so my way be fair
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17384

6. Angels and ministers of grace defend us

First Line:
Angels and ministers of grace defend us
Last Line:
Nay let's follow him
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
40519

7. And is the lovely shadow fled

First Line:
And is the lovely shadow fled
Last Line:
Bright angels and the god of love
Author:
Charles Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
34598

8. All ye whose hearts to tender pity formed

First Line:
All ye whose hearts to tender pity formed
Last Line:
For ever silent and for ever sad
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
27020

9. And when thy ruins shall disclaim

First Line:
And when thy ruins shall disclaim
Last Line:
An everlasting monument to thee
DMI number:
34040

10. As his life went out his heaven came in

First Line:
As his life went out his heaven came in
Last Line:
And all was bright without and clear within
Author:
Daniel Defoe (Speculation)
DMI number:
6924

11. At last a soft and solemn breathing sound

First Line:
At last a soft and solemn breathing sound
Last Line:
Under the ribs of death
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30886

12. Asleep so soon but sorrow minds no seasons

First Line:
Asleep so soon but sorrow minds no seasons
Last Line:
When they are gone then I must count my gains
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
40522

13. Beyond the grave two states alone remain

First Line:
Beyond the grave two states alone remain
Last Line:
Of endless joy or everlasting pain
DMI number:
34208

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. Can we forget how every creature moaned

First Line:
Can we forget how every creature moaned
Last Line:
And thorns and thistles overspread the fields
Author:
Ambrose Philips (Absolute)
DMI number:
22505

16. But death | Comes not at call nor mends its slowest pace

First Line:
But death | Comes not at call nor mends its slowest pace
Last Line:
For plaints or cries
DMI number:
33192

17. Cold death my heart invades my life doth fly

First Line:
Cold death my heart invades my life doth fly
Last Line:
Therefore with joy resign thy dying breath
DMI number:
33635

18. Cowards die many times before their deaths

First Line:
Cowards die many times before their deaths
Last Line:
Will come when it will come
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
14411

19. Complete in all but days resigned her breath

First Line:
Complete in all but days resigned her breath
Last Line:
Who never disobeyed but in her death
DMI number:
34089

20. Death came at last and with a little pin

First Line:
Death came at last and with a little pin
Last Line:
Bored through his castle walls and farewell king
Author:
William Shakespeare (Speculation)
DMI number:
6941

21. 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

22. Death's a destroyer of quotidian prey

First Line:
Death's a destroyer of quotidian prey
Last Line:
Each moment on the former shuts the grave
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
34242

23. Distrust and darkness of a future state

First Line:
Distrust and darkness of a future state
Last Line:
To be we know not what we know not where
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
18631

24. Distrust and darkness of our future state

First Line:
Distrust and darkness of our future state
Last Line:
The hidden secrets of a future state
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
30123

25. Five zones the heavens do hold the middle hot

First Line:
Five zones the heavens do hold the middle hot
Last Line:
Mortality and many sicknesses
DMI number:
44517

26. Few greatly live in wisdom's eye

First Line:
Few greatly live in wisdom's eye
Last Line:
Can meet the foe as friend meets friend
Author:
Nathaniel Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
37697

27. Fragrant is the rose but it fades in time

First Line:
Fragrant is the rose but it fades in time
Last Line:
Which time or sickness speedily destroys
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
34620

28. For fame the wretch beneath the gallows lies

First Line:
For fame the wretch beneath the gallows lies
Last Line:
Nor ever penetrate the silent urn
Author:
Soame Jenyns (Absolute)
DMI number:
29812

29. 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

30. From the maternal tomb

First Line:
From the maternal tomb
Last Line:
Are but the empty dreams which in death's sleep we make
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6007

31. Hail midnight shades hail venerable dome

First Line:
Hail midnight shades hail venerable dome
Last Line:
And name and place are here for ever lost
Author:
David Mallet (Absolute)
DMI number:
30903

32. Happy the babe who privileged by fate

First Line:
Happy the babe who privileged by fate
Last Line:
Ordered tomorrow to return to death
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
34707

33. He then | Failed in his speech and rattled in his throat

First Line:
He then | Failed in his speech and rattled in his throat
Last Line:
Enthroned the night and dispossessed the day
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore (Absolute)
DMI number:
18714

34. 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

35. Horror pursues the homicide's sad soul

First Line:
Horror pursues the homicide's sad soul
Last Line:
Whose hands shed blood his heart in death should bleed
DMI number:
16758

36. his reverend lockes

First Line:
his reverend lockes
Last Line:
The blossomes of the grave
DMI number:
37332

37. How populous how vital is the grave

First Line:
How populous how vital is the grave
Last Line:
The vale funeral
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
34221

38. I give and devise old Euclio said

First Line:
I give and devise old Euclio said
Last Line:
Not that I cannot part with that and died
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
22417

39. Improve the present moments as they fly

First Line:
Improve the present moments as they fly
Last Line:
For ere another morning thou mayst die
DMI number:
34196

40. Indulge and to thy genius freely give

First Line:
Indulge and to thy genius freely give
Last Line:
A name a nothing but an old wife's tale
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6009

41. Long night will over all its darkness spread

First Line:
Long night will over all its darkness spread
Last Line:
And from the stroke of death there's none can fly
DMI number:
33630

42. Let's make our peace with the correcting hand

First Line:
Let's make our peace with the correcting hand
Last Line:
Who at each moment can our lives command
Author:
Sir John Beaumont (Absolute)
DMI number:
34643

43. Lie still in thy grave for the quiet o' th' nation

First Line:
Lie still in thy grave for the quiet o' th' nation
Last Line:
Nor canst thou write more without flat conjuration
Author:
John Dunton (Speculation)
DMI number:
6807

44. My lord | We bring an order for your execution

First Line:
My lord | We bring an order for your execution
Last Line:
Till then farewell
Author:
John Banks (Absolute)
DMI number:
35134

45. I though a goddess could not move

First Line:
I though a goddess could not move
Last Line:
Who can to thee or none do ill
DMI number:
35204

46. I never thought to hear you speak again

First Line:
I never thought to hear you speak again
Last Line:
Against all the world will rightfully maintain
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
35140

47. 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

48. If fate so ordain

First Line:
If fate so ordain
Last Line:
Both good and bad are found amongst the great
DMI number:
33638

49. If streaming blood my fatal letter stain

First Line:
If streaming blood my fatal letter stain
Last Line:
And in my lap the ready paper lies
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
13065

50. Man wants but little nor that little long

First Line:
Man wants but little nor that little long
Last Line:
Which frugal nature lent him for an hour
Author:
Edward Young (Absolute)
DMI number:
34684

51. Next day did many widows come

First Line:
Next day did many widows come
Last Line:
When they were cold as clay
DMI number:
13006

52. Now the fierce arab

First Line:
Now the fierce arab
Last Line:
Staggering he falls in blood and foam expires
Author:
William Somervile (Absolute)
DMI number:
31001

53. Odious in woollen twould a faint provoke

First Line:
Odious in woollen twould a faint provoke
Last Line:
And Betty give this cheek a little red
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
29804

54. O may your mind be ever clear from sin

First Line:
O may your mind be ever clear from sin
Last Line:
And death at length appear your endless gain
DMI number:
34235

55. Oh death thou gentle end of human sorrows

First Line:
Oh death thou gentle end of human sorrows
Last Line:
That love's the strongest power that lords it over the mind
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
40531

56. Oh son the night before thy wedding day

First Line:
Oh son the night before thy wedding day
Last Line:
O Juliet oh my child my child
Author:
David Garrick (Absolute)
DMI number:
22155

57. Oh why Macenas should you thus unkind

First Line:
Oh why Macenas should you thus unkind
Last Line:
Why should the other part imperfect stay
DMI number:
9537

58. Say bloom destroying death hast thou conspired

First Line:
Say bloom destroying death hast thou conspired
Last Line:
And future ages strive with this to vie
DMI number:
23002

59. Richmond and Lenox duke without delay

First Line:
Richmond and Lenox duke without delay
Last Line:
Warlike Belfast and noble Hambleton &c
DMI number:
41920

60. Sad tidings son of Peleus thou must hear

First Line:
Sad tidings son of Peleus thou must hear
Last Line:
His naked corse his arms are Hector's right
DMI number:
12918

61. So vanishes our state so pass our days

First Line:
So vanishes our state so pass our days
Last Line:
To live is scarce distinguished from to die
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
34666

62. Somnus the humble god that dwells

First Line:
Somnus the humble god that dwells
Last Line:
And both are the same thing at last
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
5655

63. Struck with religious awe and solemn dread

First Line:
Struck with religious awe and solemn dread
Last Line:
And all the horrors of the grave defy
Author:
Anthony Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:
26370

64. Sweet solitude when life's gay hours are past

First Line:
Sweet solitude when life's gay hours are past
Last Line:
Trust future ages and contented die
Author:
Thomas Tickell (Absolute)
DMI number:
21872

65. The cloud capped towers the gorgeous palaces

First Line:
The cloud capped towers the gorgeous palaces
Last Line:
Is rounded with a sleep
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
34872

66. The cloud capped towers the gorgeous palaces

First Line:
The cloud capped towers the gorgeous palaces
Last Line:
Leave not a wreck behind
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
27046

67. The glories of our birth and state

First Line:
The glories of our birth and state
Last Line:
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
1091

68. The dead shall rise the lame their feet shall find

First Line:
The dead shall rise the lame their feet shall find
Last Line:
The dumb shall speak &c
DMI number:
6957

69. The dint it was both sad and sore

First Line:
The dint it was both sad and sore
Last Line:
With his hearts blood were wet
DMI number:
37278

70. The captive cannibal oppressed with chains

First Line:
The captive cannibal oppressed with chains
Last Line:
With fiery glances mocks their rage and dies
Author:
George Granville (Absolute)
DMI number:
29805

71. The dying swan advanced with silver wings

First Line:
The dying swan advanced with silver wings
Last Line:
So in the sedges of meander sings
DMI number:
6847

72. The breezy call of incense breathing morn

First Line:
The breezy call of incense breathing morn
Last Line:
Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share
Author:
Thomas Gray (Absolute)
DMI number:
28970

73. The pliant muscles of the various face

First Line:
The pliant muscles of the various face
Last Line:
Are gone not leave one single trace behind
Author:
Robert Lloyd (Absolute)
DMI number:
31677

74. The muse by fate's eternal plan designed

First Line:
The muse by fate's eternal plan designed
Last Line:
And touch the finest strings that rend the heart
Author:
Thomas Blacklock (Absolute)
DMI number:
30484

75. The light-heeled hinds in the air shall feed therefore

First Line:
The light-heeled hinds in the air shall feed therefore
Last Line:
Ere his dear lovely face shall from my bosom slide
DMI number:
44507

76. The sense of death is most in apprehension

First Line:
The sense of death is most in apprehension
Last Line:
As when a giant dies
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
34860

77. The young Tobias was his father's joy

First Line:
The young Tobias was his father's joy
Last Line:
He penned a challenge sent it fought and fell
Author:
James Hurdis (Absolute)
DMI number:
36967

78. Thence more at ease their minds somewhat raised

First Line:
Thence more at ease their minds somewhat raised
Last Line:
Gorgons and Hydras and Chimaeras dire
Author:
John Milton (Absolute)
DMI number:
30996

79. They that make verses should not merry be

First Line:
They that make verses should not merry be
Last Line:
If reading them they satisfy desire
DMI number:
44524

80. Thus earth receives what first it gave

First Line:
Thus earth receives what first it gave
Last Line:
We're born to moulder in the grave
DMI number:
34211

81. Thus some by temperance taught approaching slow

First Line:
Thus some by temperance taught approaching slow
Last Line:
And steal themselves from life and melt away
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
5621

82. Thy body to redeem bear sword and fire

First Line:
Thy body to redeem bear sword and fire
Last Line:
This part exceeds the other price by far
DMI number:
44506

83. To be or not to be that is the question

First Line:
To be or not to be that is the question
Last Line:
And lose the name of action
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
16772

84. Unhappy consort of a king distressed

First Line:
Unhappy consort of a king distressed
Last Line:
Achilles grants these honours to the dead
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
35231

85. Twixt love and death but one small difference lies

First Line:
Twixt love and death but one small difference lies
Last Line:
Twere to die twice to take it back again
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
17418

86. Vain are our fondest hopes of bliss

First Line:
Vain are our fondest hopes of bliss
Last Line:
Unmixed felicity shall find
Author:
Matthew Pilkington (Absolute)
DMI number:
34801

87. War its thousands slays

First Line:
War its thousands slays
Last Line:
O sad but sure mischance
Author:
Beilby Porteus (Absolute)
DMI number:
31002

88. Warwick Gloucester Clarence

First Line:
Warwick Gloucester Clarence
Last Line:
In that Jerusalem shall Harry die
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
40550

89. What numerous lights this wretch's corpse attend

First Line:
What numerous lights this wretch's corpse attend
Last Line:
Who in his lifetime saved a candle's end
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
17370

90. Well Juliet I will lie with thee tonight

First Line:
Well Juliet I will lie with thee tonight
Last Line:
To Juliet's grave for there I must use thee
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
40518

91. Well Titus speak how is it with thee now

First Line:
Well Titus speak how is it with thee now
Last Line:
Groans choke my words and I can speak no more
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Absolute)
DMI number:
34122

92. What are the falling rills the pendent shades

First Line:
What are the falling rills the pendent shades
Last Line:
Inly he bleeds and pants his soul away
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
19784

93. What is this world

First Line:
What is this world
Last Line:
They too must cover theirs
Author:
Robert Blair (Absolute)
DMI number:
34219

94. What may not man unlock this cabinet

First Line:
What may not man unlock this cabinet
Last Line:
And with the same fixed spirit resign my breath
DMI number:
16779

95. When conquering death shall ravish from their eyes

First Line:
When conquering death shall ravish from their eyes
Last Line:
And future ages shall extol my name
DMI number:
22247

96. When death puts out our flame the snuff will tell

First Line:
When death puts out our flame the snuff will tell
Last Line:
If we were wax or tallow by the smell
Author:
Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:
17049

97. What's he that wishes for more men from England

First Line:
What's he that wishes for more men from England
Last Line:
That fought with us upon St Crispian's day
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
35141

98. When Blouselind expired the weather's bell

First Line:
When Blouselind expired the weather's bell
Last Line:
And peaceful like the harmless lambs she died
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
29806

99. When living men shall die and dead men live

First Line:
When living men shall die and dead men live
Last Line:
That time is now no more
Author:
Joseph Mitchell (Absolute)
DMI number:
38418

100. Where wilt thou lead me speak I'll go no further

First Line:
Where wilt thou lead me speak I'll go no further
Last Line:
It is adieu adieu remember me | I've sworn it
Author:
William Shakespeare (Absolute)
DMI number:
40520