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1. A malady there is that runs through all

First Line:
A malady there is that runs through all
Last Line:
Is led before my chariot like a slave
DMI number:
7824

2. A mighty pain to love it is

First Line:
A mighty pain to love it is
Last Line:
Gold alas does love beget
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9748

3. A lusty frog a duck swears is such meat

First Line:
A lusty frog a duck swears is such meat
Last Line:
And sprinkled with my dew the fury cools
DMI number:
7848

4. After long cold grave matrons in this place

First Line:
After long cold grave matrons in this place
Last Line:
As scholars use upon the business fall
DMI number:
7887

5. Among children I a baneful weed am thought

First Line:
Among children I a baneful weed am thought
Last Line:
My toils were so in which I met success
DMI number:
7827

6. At last when myrrh had wiped her odorous tears

First Line:
At last when myrrh had wiped her odorous tears
Last Line:
And every plant crept to her proper bed
DMI number:
7897

7. Daunian Arachne who spinst all the day

First Line:
Daunian Arachne who spinst all the day
Last Line:
Think the disease is its own remedy
DMI number:
7849

8. Cybele's holy mysteries now begin

First Line:
Cybele's holy mysteries now begin
Last Line:
Their president speak and these her dictates were
DMI number:
7886

9. D'ye slight me cause a bog my belly feeds

First Line:
D'ye slight me cause a bog my belly feeds
Last Line:
Without that's help thus then our leaves we take
DMI number:
7829

10. Enough my muse of earthly things

First Line:
Enough my muse of earthly things
Last Line:
That he will still require some waters to his blood
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Confident)
DMI number:
4105

11. Enter sweet stranger to my eyes reveal

First Line:
Enter sweet stranger to my eyes reveal
Last Line:
I reader tell you nothing but what's true
DMI number:
7837

12. Eat me with bread and oil you'll never repine

First Line:
Eat me with bread and oil you'll never repine
Last Line:
Shall prove if not thy meat thy remedy
DMI number:
7835

13. Dittany though cold winds her lips did close

First Line:
Dittany though cold winds her lips did close
Last Line:
Though she thereof had seemed to take no care
DMI number:
7889

14. First Penny Royal to advance her fame

First Line:
First Penny Royal to advance her fame
Last Line:
Which Harvey's circulation should deny
DMI number:
7888

15. Fill the bowl with rosy wine

First Line:
Fill the bowl with rosy wine
Last Line:
To the gods belongs tomorrow
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6014

16. Foolish prater what dost thou

First Line:
Foolish prater what dost thou
Last Line:
Though men say thou bringest the spring
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
39230

17. Green berries I and seed and flowers bear

First Line:
Green berries I and seed and flowers bear
Last Line:
But deep the cause lies rooted under ground
DMI number:
7893

18. Happy insect what can be

First Line:
Happy insect what can be
Last Line:
Thou retirest to endless rest
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
672

19. Health from the lover of the country me

First Line:
Health from the lover of the country me
Last Line:
The horse doth with the horseman run away
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
958

20. Hence cares my constant troublesome company

First Line:
Hence cares my constant troublesome company
Last Line:
And life it self thy healing virtue needs
DMI number:
7823

21. Hence ye prophane I hate ye all

First Line:
Hence ye prophane I hate ye all
Last Line:
Much will be wanting still and much will be amiss
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
24459

22. I being the chief of all the hairy state

First Line:
I being the chief of all the hairy state
Last Line:
Rather than heaven it self I'd choose dry ground
DMI number:
7820

23. In my fire that false gold the jaundice I

First Line:
In my fire that false gold the jaundice I
Last Line:
Advantage life to hinder than restore
DMI number:
7846

24. Liberal nature did dispense

First Line:
Liberal nature did dispense
Last Line:
Cap-a-pe with nakedness
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
39222

25. Life's lowest but far greatest sphere I sing

First Line:
Life's lowest but far greatest sphere I sing
Last Line:
Greater than he a conqueress do so now
DMI number:
7817

26. My virtue dries all ulcerous running sores

First Line:
My virtue dries all ulcerous running sores
Last Line:
For that the pangs of childbirth I relieve
DMI number:
7845

27. I'll sing of heroes sing of kings

First Line:
I'll sing of heroes sing of kings
Last Line:
Love tunes my heart just to my strings
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
39221

28. If dearest friend it my good fate might be

First Line:
If dearest friend it my good fate might be
Last Line:
Knows a man how to live and does he stay
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9740

29. If the green nation sister banish thee

First Line:
If the green nation sister banish thee
Last Line:
So much for virtue as thou for a crime
DMI number:
7896

30. Me cruel nature when she made me gave

First Line:
Me cruel nature when she made me gave
Last Line:
But I though sad procure a gladsome mien
DMI number:
7831

31. Next way-bred rose propped by her seven nerves

First Line:
Next way-bred rose propped by her seven nerves
Last Line:
Like those in spring that blooming flowers grace
DMI number:
7890

32. Oft am I by the woman told

First Line:
Oft am I by the woman told
Last Line:
And manage wisely the last stake
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
42588

33. Oft am I by the women told

First Line:
Oft am I by the women told
Last Line:
And manage wisely the last stake
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
17779

34. Oft I'm by the women told

First Line:
Oft I'm by the women told
Last Line:
And manage wisely the last stake
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
2449

35. Sage who by many virtues gainest renown

First Line:
Sage who by many virtues gainest renown
Last Line:
Your oil embalms and keeps them from decay
DMI number:
7821

36. See how the yellow gall the deluged eyes

First Line:
See how the yellow gall the deluged eyes
Last Line:
And colour good as in an herb you've seen
DMI number:
7854

37. See how with pride the groveling pot herb swells

First Line:
See how with pride the groveling pot herb swells
Last Line:
They are the hogs by my large bounty fed
DMI number:
7844

38. Some thing your commendation you deserve

First Line:
Some thing your commendation you deserve
Last Line:
Whose fire kills herbs and monsters does create
DMI number:
7833

39. Ten thousand blessings may the gods bestow

First Line:
Ten thousand blessings may the gods bestow
Last Line:
And blooming beauties thy arrival own
DMI number:
7884

40. That fate which frequently attends on all

First Line:
That fate which frequently attends on all
Last Line:
And her own virtues very boldly praised
DMI number:
7892

41. Take my advice men and no riddles use

First Line:
Take my advice men and no riddles use
Last Line:
Nor pass the Stygian lake without gray hair
DMI number:
7851

42. The dropping bloody nose you gently bind

First Line:
The dropping bloody nose you gently bind
Last Line:
Should at the same time open the back door
DMI number:
7842

43. Then Chian Mastick thus began said she

First Line:
Then Chian Mastick thus began said she
Last Line:
From nature had her anger now made four
DMI number:
7894

44. The thirsty earth drinks up the rain

First Line:
The thirsty earth drinks up the rain
Last Line:
Thou man of morals tell me why
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
42915

45. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain

First Line:
The thirsty earth soaks up the rain
Last Line:
But an eternal health goes round
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
5500

46. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain

First Line:
The thirsty earth soaks up the rain
Last Line:
Why man of morals tell me why
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
39233

47. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain

First Line:
The thirsty earth soaks up the rain
Last Line:
Why men of morals tell me why
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
793

48. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain

First Line:
The thirsty earth soaks up the rain
Last Line:
Why men of mortals tell me why
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
20744

49. Thou wretched shrub in passionate tones said she

First Line:
Thou wretched shrub in passionate tones said she
Last Line:
Checked all their stirs and silence filled the place
DMI number:
7895

50. Thou neither leaf nor stalk nor root can'st show

First Line:
Thou neither leaf nor stalk nor root can'st show
Last Line:
That men small things preserve for less may kill
DMI number:
7826