Poem Genre / Form: Octet ababcdcd and Pastoral

1. A Stella bright I saw her sit

First Line:: A Stella bright I saw her sit
Last Line:: To win a maidenhead
DMI number:: 42652

2. Ah Jenny Gin your eyes do kill

First Line:: Ah Jenny Gin your eyes do kill
Last Line:: Upon this flowery plain
DMI number:: 42813

3. All day I wander over the plains

First Line:: All day I wander over the plains
Last Line:: That earth or sea does treasure
DMI number:: 42746

4. Alexis the pride of the plain

First Line:: Alexis the pride of the plain
Last Line:: And imparts more than time steals away
DMI number:: 32602

5. Amintas led me to a grove

First Line:: Amintas led me to a grove
Last Line:: Oh who can guess the rest
Author:: Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:: 39406

6. As late by Thames's verdant side

First Line:: As late by Thames's verdant side
Last Line:: Poor Chloe quite forgot her song
Author:: Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (Absolute)
DMI number:: 31627

7. As through the woods I roved

First Line:: As through the woods I roved
Last Line:: Produced a thousand charms
DMI number:: 42806

8. Come shepherds we'll follow the hearse

First Line:: Come shepherds we'll follow the hearse
Last Line:: And thus let me break it in twain
Author:: John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:: 28995

9. Ephelia while her flocks were fair

First Line:: Ephelia while her flocks were fair
Last Line:: That she did lately scorn
DMI number:: 42258

10. From envy and ambition free

First Line:: From envy and ambition free
Last Line:: It never breaks his rest
DMI number:: 20700

11. Hail to the myrtle shade

First Line:: Hail to the myrtle shade
Last Line:: But keeps an eternal spring
DMI number:: 42283

12. Hail to the myrtle shades

First Line:: Hail to the myrtle shades
Last Line:: But thence flows eternal spring
DMI number:: 42773

13. Good nature and courtesy sisters I ween

First Line:: Good nature and courtesy sisters I ween
Last Line:: And slapt the door full in their faces
DMI number:: 33549

14. Hark hark tis a voice from the tomb

First Line:: Hark hark tis a voice from the tomb
Last Line:: She hung on his tombstone and died
Author:: Robert Lloyd (Speculation) & Edward Moore (Absolute)
DMI number:: 23136

15. How vain are the efforts of art

First Line:: How vain are the efforts of art
Last Line:: For the day how I eagerly pine
DMI number:: 25929

16. More bright the sun began to dawn

First Line:: More bright the sun began to dawn
Last Line:: And who aye who'd have thought it
DMI number:: 32909

17. Near to a bank with roses set about

First Line:: Near to a bank with roses set about
Last Line:: hath his last will in keeping
Author:: Michael Drayton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 44910

18. Now the youngsters had reached the green meadow

First Line:: Now the youngsters had reached the green meadow
Last Line:: At night they went off all with a green gown
DMI number:: 15561

19. O Mallow dear Mallow adieu

First Line:: O Mallow dear Mallow adieu
Last Line:: O Mallow dear Mallow adieu
Author:: Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:: 33781

20. Oh that I could verses write

First Line:: Oh that I could verses write
Last Line:: And with the spheres to dance
DMI number:: 43444

21. Phillis men say that all my vows

First Line:: Phillis men say that all my vows
Last Line:: I'm richer than before
DMI number:: 44700

22. Sure Sally is the loveliest lass

First Line:: Sure Sally is the loveliest lass
Last Line:: For lost's your shepherd too
DMI number:: 23109

23. Stay soldier I've something to say

First Line:: Stay soldier I've something to say
Last Line:: And water his grave with a tear
DMI number:: 37539

24. The silver moon's enamoured beam

First Line:: The silver moon's enamoured beam
Last Line:: Here's Kate of Aberdeen
Author:: John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:: 32832

25. The virgin when softened by May

First Line:: The virgin when softened by May
Last Line:: That May is the mother of love
Author:: John Cunningham (Absolute)
DMI number:: 29006

26. The sun his gladsome beams withdrawn

First Line:: The sun his gladsome beams withdrawn
Last Line:: When I secure his heart
Author:: Henrietta Knight [née St John] (Absolute)
DMI number:: 26690

27. To melancholy thoughts a prey

First Line:: To melancholy thoughts a prey
Last Line:: Which you denied below
DMI number:: 12889

28. Tom and Will were shepherds swains

First Line:: Tom and Will were shepherds swains
Last Line:: Let them go shake their ears
Author:: Sidney Godolphin (Absolute)
DMI number:: 4839

29. Tom and Will were shepherds twain

First Line:: Tom and Will were shepherds twain
Last Line:: Let them go shake their ears
Author:: Sidney Godolphin (Absolute)
DMI number:: 41888

30. What shepherd or nymph of the grove

First Line:: What shepherd or nymph of the grove
Last Line:: And the virtues all lodged in her breast
DMI number:: 32870

31. What a change has befallen my grove

First Line:: What a change has befallen my grove
Last Line:: Let his memory hope for a tear
Author:: Thomas Pearson (Absolute)
DMI number:: 32729

32. When busy fame over all the plain

First Line:: When busy fame over all the plain
Last Line:: His curiosity
DMI number:: 42256

33. When busy fame over all the plains

First Line:: When busy fame over all the plains
Last Line:: His curiosity
DMI number:: 42714

34. When forced from dear Hebe to go

First Line:: When forced from dear Hebe to go
Last Line:: Go poets and envy my song
DMI number:: 23114

35. When forced from dear Hebe to go

First Line:: When forced from dear Hebe to go
Last Line:: Go shepherds and envy my song
DMI number:: 32873

36. When music awakens the grove

First Line:: When music awakens the grove
Last Line:: Over the turf where our Corydon lies
DMI number:: 37859

37. When Jemmy first began to love

First Line:: When Jemmy first began to love
Last Line:: Then what becomes of me
Author:: Aphra Behn (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25337

38. When women knew no woe

First Line:: When women knew no woe
Last Line:: And so think I with a down down derrie
DMI number:: 44876

39. Where's my swain so blithe and clever

First Line:: Where's my swain so blithe and clever
Last Line:: Stay for none beyond tomorrow
DMI number:: 32876

40. Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay

First Line:: Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay
Last Line:: And my solace wherever I go
Author:: William Shenstone (Absolute)
DMI number:: 38351

41. Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay

First Line:: Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay
Last Line:: Was faithless and I am undone
Author:: William Shenstone (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25536

42. Ye shepherds who pitied my pain

First Line:: Ye shepherds who pitied my pain
Last Line:: For Laura is then to be mine
DMI number:: 26945

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1. A Stella bright I saw her sit

2. Ah Jenny Gin your eyes do kill

3. All day I wander over the plains

4. Alexis the pride of the plain

5. Amintas led me to a grove

6. As late by Thames's verdant side

7. As through the woods I roved

8. Come shepherds we'll follow the hearse

9. Ephelia while her flocks were fair

10. From envy and ambition free

11. Hail to the myrtle shade

12. Hail to the myrtle shades

13. Good nature and courtesy sisters I ween

14. Hark hark tis a voice from the tomb

15. How vain are the efforts of art

16. More bright the sun began to dawn

17. Near to a bank with roses set about

18. Now the youngsters had reached the green meadow

19. O Mallow dear Mallow adieu

20. Oh that I could verses write

21. Phillis men say that all my vows

22. Sure Sally is the loveliest lass

23. Stay soldier I've something to say

24. The silver moon's enamoured beam

25. The virgin when softened by May

26. The sun his gladsome beams withdrawn

27. To melancholy thoughts a prey

28. Tom and Will were shepherds swains

29. Tom and Will were shepherds twain

30. What shepherd or nymph of the grove

31. What a change has befallen my grove

32. When busy fame over all the plain

33. When busy fame over all the plains

34. When forced from dear Hebe to go

35. When forced from dear Hebe to go

36. When music awakens the grove

37. When Jemmy first began to love

38. When women knew no woe

39. Where's my swain so blithe and clever

40. Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay

41. Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay

42. Ye shepherds who pitied my pain