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1. A thousand different shapes it bears

First Line:
A thousand different shapes it bears
Last Line:
In that strange mirror of the deity
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6021

2. And none can be unhappy who

First Line:
And none can be unhappy who
Last Line:
Though ever so ill when he shall not be so
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Confident)
DMI number:
5538

3. And so it proved if any joy was sent

First Line:
And so it proved if any joy was sent
Last Line:
For striking one it wounded the other most
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6022

4. 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

5. Happy the man whom bounteous gods allow

First Line:
Happy the man whom bounteous gods allow
Last Line:
Nor does th'affronts of palaces endure
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5502

6. He smoothed the rough cast moon's imperfect mold

First Line:
He smoothed the rough cast moon's imperfect mold
Last Line:
With her they rise with her they set again
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5567

7. It was the time when witty poets tell

First Line:
It was the time when witty poets tell
Last Line:
And drew the modest curtains of the night
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5568

8. In vain thou drowsy god I thee invoke

First Line:
In vain thou drowsy god I thee invoke
Last Line:
Thou scorn'st th'unhappy and the happy thee
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6027

9. Let woods and rivers be

First Line:
Let woods and rivers be
Last Line:
In life's cool vale let my low scene be laid
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6025

10. Much will always wanting be

First Line:
Much will always wanting be
Last Line:
With sparing hand enough but just enough has given
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6026

11. If thou be wise no glorious fortune choose

First Line:
If thou be wise no glorious fortune choose
Last Line:
To kings or to the favourites of kings
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6023

12. Oh life thou nothing's younger brother

First Line:
Oh life thou nothing's younger brother
Last Line:
But broken and overwhelmed the endless ocean meets again
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5572

13. Pleasures abroad the sport of nature yields

First Line:
Pleasures abroad the sport of nature yields
Last Line:
With sleep all night and quiet all the day
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Confident)
DMI number:
6024

14. Sleep is a god too proud to wait in palaces

First Line:
Sleep is a god too proud to wait in palaces
Last Line:
Tis not enough he must find quiet too
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5654

15. Such beauty as great strength thinks no disgrace

First Line:
Such beauty as great strength thinks no disgrace
Last Line:
Like some fair pine the loftiest of the wood
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27123

16. The self same sun

First Line:
The self same sun
Last Line:
He runs the day and walks the year
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5974

17. The thunderer who without the female bed

First Line:
The thunderer who without the female bed
Last Line:
So much he esteemed his pleasure above his state
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
12277

18. The world's a scene of changes and to be

First Line:
The world's a scene of changes and to be
Last Line:
Beauty and colour stay not when we die
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Confident)
DMI number:
5948

19. Thus Aglaus a man unknown to men

First Line:
Thus Aglaus a man unknown to men
Last Line:
With his own hands in his own little ground
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
35128

20. Virtue now nor noble blood

First Line:
Virtue now nor noble blood
Last Line:
Gold alas does love beget
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5958