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1. A poor wydowe som dele ystept in age

First Line:
A poor wydowe som dele ystept in age
Last Line:
And like the burned gold was his coloure
Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer (Absolute)
DMI number:
9822

2. Ah gentle shepherd thine the lot to tend

First Line:
Ah gentle shepherd thine the lot to tend
Last Line:
And charitable habits learn in sport
Author:
John Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
30180

3. Ah prince hadst thou but known the joys which dwell

First Line:
Ah prince hadst thou but known the joys which dwell
Last Line:
Or stir the simple hinds to noisy faction
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
18529

4. And see yon sunny hill the shade extends

First Line:
And see yon sunny hill the shade extends
Last Line:
And curling smoke from cottages ascends
DMI number:
39528

5. Behold the labourer of the glebe who toils

First Line:
Behold the labourer of the glebe who toils
Last Line:
The vocal forest with the jovial horn
Author:
John Armstrong (Absolute)
DMI number:
30691

6. Beneath those rugged elms that yew trees shade

First Line:
Beneath those rugged elms that yew trees shade
Last Line:
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep
Author:
Thomas Gray (Absolute)
DMI number:
34216

7. Can you think that we

First Line:
Can you think that we
Last Line:
And so breaks up the wise assembly
Author:
Henry Glapthorne (Absolute)
DMI number:
14058

8. Erminia by the centinels surprized

First Line:
Erminia by the centinels surprized
Last Line:
Pursues a nobler face in military arms
Author:
Torquato Tasso (Absolute) & Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
21611

9. Even nature lives by toil

First Line:
Even nature lives by toil
Last Line:
Even unknotted twine will praise your skill
Author:
John Dyer (Absolute)
DMI number:
31975

10. Fair spring assumes again her early sway

First Line:
Fair spring assumes again her early sway
Last Line:
Take their last look and never know them more
DMI number:
22603

11. From ripening hay diffusive odours rise

First Line:
From ripening hay diffusive odours rise
Last Line:
Till age unwinds the latest thread of life
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
9321

12. Green rise the Kentish hills in cheerful air

First Line:
Green rise the Kentish hills in cheerful air
Last Line:
Or hazy atmosphere
Author:
John Armstrong (Absolute)
DMI number:
30660

13. Hail old patrician trees so great and good

First Line:
Hail old patrician trees so great and good
Last Line:
That tis the way too thither
DMI number:
39374

14. Good housewives all the winter's rage despise

First Line:
Good housewives all the winter's rage despise
Last Line:
Which from the blue eyed Patty takes the name
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30632

15. Here easy quiet a secure retreat

First Line:
Here easy quiet a secure retreat
Last Line:
And after toilsome days a short repose at night
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
37084

16. I despise | These short and empty pleasures and how low

First Line:
I despise | These short and empty pleasures and how low
Last Line:
Only by sense those creatures which have least | Of reason most enjoy
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
17196

17. 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

18. Live among hinds and thick skinned fellows that

First Line:
Live among hinds and thick skinned fellows that
Last Line:
And live not thus for shame
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14056

19. Muttering the winds at eve with blunted point

First Line:
Muttering the winds at eve with blunted point
Last Line:
Through all this dreary labyrinth of fate
Author:
James Thomson (Absolute)
DMI number:
33036

20. I would not

First Line:
I would not
Last Line:
Be kept for spoon meat
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14057