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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. A thousand different shapes it wears

First Line:
A thousand different shapes it wears
Last Line:
In that strange mirror of the deity
DMI number:
40338

3. And with what rare inventions do we strive

First Line:
And with what rare inventions do we strive
Last Line:
For all old Homer's life ever since he died till now
DMI number:
39554

4. An unseen hand makes all our moves

First Line:
An unseen hand makes all our moves
Last Line:
Figures alas of speech for destiny plays us all
DMI number:
39559

5. All that we know of the blest above

First Line:
All that we know of the blest above
Last Line:
Is that they sing and that they love
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Speculation)
DMI number:
6944

6. All thy verse is softer far

First Line:
All thy verse is softer far
Last Line:
All with Venus' girdle bound
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
28387

7. And from the midst a monstrous man stepped out

First Line:
And from the midst a monstrous man stepped out
Last Line:
And grieves to see them trembling haste away
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9747

8. And in this thankless world the givers

First Line:
And in this thankless world the givers
Last Line:
Lest men should think we owe
DMI number:
39719

9. 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

10. 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

11. As water fluid is till it does grow

First Line:
As water fluid is till it does grow
Last Line:
Kisses the ice away
DMI number:
40118

12. At thy dread anger the fixed world shall shake

First Line:
At thy dread anger the fixed world shall shake
Last Line:
That triumph they deserve for their defeat
DMI number:
39575

13. Asabel swifter than the northern wind

First Line:
Asabel swifter than the northern wind
Last Line:
Yet not one atom trouble or displace
DMI number:
40239

14. Beneath this gloomy shade

First Line:
Beneath this gloomy shade
Last Line:
Where it condemned and destined is to burn
DMI number:
39462

15. But down like lightning with him struck he came

First Line:
But down like lightning with him struck he came
Last Line:
With dropping lights thick shone the singed air
DMI number:
39677

16. Cursed be the man what do I wish as tho

First Line:
Cursed be the man what do I wish as tho
Last Line:
And great his country to enslave
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
28292

17. Despair whose torment no men sure

First Line:
Despair whose torment no men sure
Last Line:
But lovers and the damned endure
DMI number:
39458

18. Envy at last crawls forth from that dire throng

First Line:
Envy at last crawls forth from that dire throng
Last Line:
Envy good only when she herself torments
DMI number:
39523

19. 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

20. Freedom with virtue takes her seat

First Line:
Freedom with virtue takes her seat
Last Line:
But cares do swarm there too and those have stings
DMI number:
39625

21. For whom should we esteem above

First Line:
For whom should we esteem above
Last Line:
The men whom gods do love
DMI number:
39815

22. For tis but just

First Line:
For tis but just
Last Line:
The writer blush there where the reader must
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
10401

23. From poisonous stars a mortal influence came

First Line:
From poisonous stars a mortal influence came
Last Line:
The astonished shepherd weeps and breaks his tuneful reed
DMI number:
39896

24. 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

25. Great joys as well as sorrows make a stay

First Line:
Great joys as well as sorrows make a stay
Last Line:
And none are heard while all would speak aloud
DMI number:
39725

26. Greatness of mind and fortune too

First Line:
Greatness of mind and fortune too
Last Line:
Fame and public love to gain
DMI number:
40091

27. 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

28. 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

29. Have I overcome all real foes

First Line:
Have I overcome all real foes
Last Line:
Empty cause of solid harms
DMI number:
39686

30. 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

31. Here Lucifer the mighty captive reigns

First Line:
Here Lucifer the mighty captive reigns
Last Line:
Proud midst his woes and tyrant in his chains
DMI number:
39675

32. His candid style like a clean stream does slide

First Line:
His candid style like a clean stream does slide
Last Line:
And all the comely dress without the paint of art
DMI number:
40221

33. Hope of all ills that men endure

First Line:
Hope of all ills that men endure
Last Line:
Some other way again to thee
DMI number:
39688

34. Hope whose weak being ruined is

First Line:
Hope whose weak being ruined is
Last Line:
More ways and turns than hunted nature knows
DMI number:
39689

35. His noble verse through nature's secrets leads

First Line:
His noble verse through nature's secrets leads
Last Line:
From off her brows and here whole rivers spills
DMI number:
40018

36. His sheep would scorn their food to hear his lay

First Line:
His sheep would scorn their food to hear his lay
Last Line:
Mute as their fish would listen towards the shore
DMI number:
39903

37. In midst a table of rich ivory stands

First Line:
In midst a table of rich ivory stands
Last Line:
As if they hungered for the food they bore
DMI number:
40121

38. In whatsoever character

First Line:
In whatsoever character
Last Line:
They feel least cold and pain who plunge at once into it
DMI number:
39632

39. It was the time when the still moon

First Line:
It was the time when the still moon
Last Line:
Was mounted softly to her noon
DMI number:
39965

40. 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

41. Indeed I must confess

First Line:
Indeed I must confess
Last Line:
Love in all capacities
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6839

42. 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

43. 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

44. Love in your sunny eyes does basking play

First Line:
Love in your sunny eyes does basking play
Last Line:
And sows and reaps a thousand kisses there
DMI number:
39804

45. Much less must that have any place

First Line:
Much less must that have any place
Last Line:
The author blush there where the reader must
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
28045

46. Much will always wanting be

First Line:
Much will always wanting be
Last Line:
He loves of homely littleness the ease
DMI number:
39839

47. 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

48. I'll teach him a receipt to make

First Line:
I'll teach him a receipt to make
Last Line:
At which the soul goes out too with the breath
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5630

49. If ever ambition did my fancy cheat

First Line:
If ever ambition did my fancy cheat
Last Line:
The humble blessings of that life I love
DMI number:
25236

50. If ever ambition did my fancy cheat

First Line:
If ever ambition did my fancy cheat
Last Line:
The humble blessings of the life I love
DMI number:
37699