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1. A thousand charms if Lesbia boast

First Line:
A thousand charms if Lesbia boast
Last Line:
Or cool this glowing heart of mine
Author:
Josiah Relph (Absolute)
DMI number:
21076

2. A pensive sadness overwhelms my soul

First Line:
A pensive sadness overwhelms my soul
Last Line:
That leads to endless joys or endless woes
DMI number:
35722

3. A prison is a house of care

First Line:
A prison is a house of care
Last Line:
No place for men to thrive
DMI number:
43768

4. Ah me that restless bliss so soon should fly

First Line:
Ah me that restless bliss so soon should fly
Last Line:
Nor death the lasting union could divide
DMI number:
27781

5. Ah me what pangs a tender heart must feel

First Line:
Ah me what pangs a tender heart must feel
Last Line:
And see that all his ways are right and best
DMI number:
41770

6. Ah pity Colin cruel fair

First Line:
Ah pity Colin cruel fair
Last Line:
Before it is too late
DMI number:
23565

7. Absent from thee I languish still

First Line:
Absent from thee I languish still
Last Line:
And lose my everlasting rest
Author:
John Wilmot (Absolute)
DMI number:
4117

8. Adieu ye walls that guard my cruel fair

First Line:
Adieu ye walls that guard my cruel fair
Last Line:
Yet love the coward love still lags behind
Author:
James Hammond (Absolute)
DMI number:
22608

9. Alas my aching heart

First Line:
Alas my aching heart
Last Line:
And sounded grace on all their strings
Author:
Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:
27273

10. Ah Colin why should thou despair

First Line:
Ah Colin why should thou despair
Last Line:
Shall pleasantly glide over the green
DMI number:
12694

11. All silent awhile be each breeze

First Line:
All silent awhile be each breeze
Last Line:
When the eye shall behold him no more
DMI number:
31953

12. Alone walkyng in thought plainyng

First Line:
Alone walkyng in thought plainyng
Last Line:
In such pore estate doe I endure
Author:
Geoffrey Chaucer (Confident)
DMI number:
37310

13. And still I tried each fickle art

First Line:
And still I tried each fickle art
Last Line:
And so for him will I
Author:
Oliver Goldsmith (Absolute)
DMI number:
38011

14. As oft as I behold and see

First Line:
As oft as I behold and see
Last Line:
Of ill sown seed such is the fruit
DMI number:
32104

15. As Chloe by a river's side

First Line:
As Chloe by a river's side
Last Line:
All my joys in view
DMI number:
18204

16. As Sterne's pathetic tale you hear

First Line:
As Sterne's pathetic tale you hear
Last Line:
Of pity's sympathizing tear
DMI number:
35723

17. At thy approach each newborn joy appeared

First Line:
At thy approach each newborn joy appeared
Last Line:
From the possession of such heavenly joy
DMI number:
2800

18. Both day and night O God my sighs

First Line:
Both day and night O God my sighs
Last Line:
Hast veiled in endless night
DMI number:
19425

19. Blow on ye winds descend soft rains

First Line:
Blow on ye winds descend soft rains
Last Line:
I sicken at their sight
DMI number:
23711

20. Beneath a cooling shade

First Line:
Beneath a cooling shade
Last Line:
And heaven is but to love
DMI number:
12817