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1. A blooming youth lies buried here

First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361

2. A scolding wife so long a sleep possessed

First Line:
A scolding wife so long a sleep possessed
Last Line:
Nor put his dear in such another fright
DMI number:
12474

3. A trusty servant loving wife

First Line:
A trusty servant loving wife
Last Line:
Even then shall live the name that's here
DMI number:
29896

4. Ah how all elements conspire with death

First Line:
Ah how all elements conspire with death
Last Line:
Can their excessive agonies abate
DMI number:
4372

5. Admit great sir a mourning swain

First Line:
Admit great sir a mourning swain
Last Line:
By her mortality she was not so
DMI number:
5828

6. Ah whither lovely Delia art thou flown

First Line:
Ah whither lovely Delia art thou flown
Last Line:
In heavenly bliss her image in her mind
DMI number:
26762

7. Alas alas here free from cares and strife

First Line:
Alas alas here free from cares and strife
Last Line:
Tasted thee found thee sweet and quickly sucked thee dry
DMI number:
29758

8. After some threescore years of caterwawling

First Line:
After some threescore years of caterwawling
Last Line:
Hell will not bear with her nor she with Heaven
DMI number:
17064

9. Ah beauteous Timas ere the knot was tied

First Line:
Ah beauteous Timas ere the knot was tied
Last Line:
Devote a last best tribute of their care
DMI number:
31494

10. As Mary mourned to find the stone removed

First Line:
As Mary mourned to find the stone removed
Last Line:
Upon her best beloved husband gone
DMI number:
28887

11. At length escaped from every human eye

First Line:
At length escaped from every human eye
Last Line:
There yield up all his power ere to divide you more
Author:
George Lyttelton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22334

12. Before my projects all are finished

First Line:
Before my projects all are finished
Last Line:
And so is Sarah if she get no son
Author:
Robert Gould (Speculation) & Daniel Baker (Speculation) & John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
6940

13. Behind an unfrequented glade

First Line:
Behind an unfrequented glade
Last Line:
And knaves and prudes are six times married
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11870

14. Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow

First Line:
Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow
Last Line:
She sighs and grieves because he lived so long
DMI number:
25665

15. Behold how ended is our poor pilgrimage

First Line:
Behold how ended is our poor pilgrimage
Last Line:
Of october month the day one and twenty
DMI number:
29576

16. Behold this tomb

First Line:
Behold this tomb
Last Line:
And Mary's better part
DMI number:
21865

17. Beneath this consecrated stone

First Line:
Beneath this consecrated stone
Last Line:
Tis all thy weeping wife can give
DMI number:
17838

18. Beneath this marble Devereux lies

First Line:
Beneath this marble Devereux lies
Last Line:
Death ever could struggle for with life
DMI number:
24951

19. Beneath this rugged stone doth lie

First Line:
Beneath this rugged stone doth lie
Last Line:
And send me anywhere but there
DMI number:
18313

20. Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell

First Line:
Brutus unmoved heard how his Portia fell
Last Line:
Should Jack's wife die he would behave as well
DMI number:
25155

21. Dear doctor your wife in the parlour is a dying

First Line:
Dear doctor your wife in the parlour is a dying
Last Line:
Pray never mind me I'll slip up to the garret
DMI number:
32487

22. Dearest Chloe I must leave you

First Line:
Dearest Chloe I must leave you
Last Line:
For another more jolly his place shall supply
Author:
Edward Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
5385

23. Dear love one feathered minute and I come

First Line:
Dear love one feathered minute and I come
Last Line:
I come I come away | Daniel Scargill
DMI number:
29127

24. Doris a widow past her prime

First Line:
Doris a widow past her prime
Last Line:
One's gone nor can she get another
DMI number:
12607

25. Death was determined not to part

First Line:
Death was determined not to part
Last Line:
One week recalled it in their death
DMI number:
34996

26. Farewell you world I take leave for ever

First Line:
Farewell you world I take leave for ever
Last Line:
Pray ye for me requiem eternam
DMI number:
29440

27. Give me a girl if one I needs must meet

First Line:
Give me a girl if one I needs must meet
Last Line:
Is to enjoy their ashes or their fire
Author:
William Cartwright (Absolute)
DMI number:
12590

28. Hail blessed pair whom love and nature joins

First Line:
Hail blessed pair whom love and nature joins
Last Line:
Death that grim tyrant that does all things blast
DMI number:
42777

29. Hail happy pair predestined long to prove

First Line:
Hail happy pair predestined long to prove
Last Line:
He just survived then led her up to heaven
DMI number:
25970

30. He first deceased she for a little tried

First Line:
He first deceased she for a little tried
Last Line:
To live without him liked it not and died
Author:
Samuel Pick (Absolute)
DMI number:
26048

31. He was courteous to all a husband kind

First Line:
He was courteous to all a husband kind
Last Line:
They shall for ever live with him above
DMI number:
28900

32. Here resteth John amidst other clay

First Line:
Here resteth John amidst other clay
Last Line:
But what in common was his wife
DMI number:
16359

33. Here rests my wife poor Phillis let her lie

First Line:
Here rests my wife poor Phillis let her lie
Last Line:
She finds repose at last and so do I
DMI number:
34899

34. Here she lies whose spotless fame

First Line:
Here she lies whose spotless fame
Last Line:
The grave is but a cabinet
DMI number:
23910

35. Here sleep whom neither life nor love

First Line:
Here sleep whom neither life nor love
Last Line:
Thou faithful grave than thine
DMI number:
13155

36. Here Jack lies dead but let no mortal grieve

First Line:
Here Jack lies dead but let no mortal grieve
Last Line:
To those fond fools that marry whilst they live
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
8024

37. Her name both maid and wife

First Line:
Her name both maid and wife
Last Line:
And his the same throughout his life
DMI number:
9732

38. Here lies a good and virtuous wife

First Line:
Here lies a good and virtuous wife
Last Line:
Yet heaven I hope is now her lot
DMI number:
29479

39. Here lies a true and faithful pair

First Line:
Here lies a true and faithful pair
Last Line:
Each other on one day they died
DMI number:
29928

40. Here lies a wonder may be said

First Line:
Here lies a wonder may be said
Last Line:
Which for her virtue is her own
DMI number:
29793

41. Here lies a wretch midst other clay

First Line:
Here lies a wretch midst other clay
Last Line:
But what in common was his wife
DMI number:
32446

42. Here lies entombed a married man's great woe

First Line:
Here lies entombed a married man's great woe
Last Line:
The earth holds her who could not hold her tongue
Author:
Thomas Jordan (Confident)
DMI number:
27940

43. Here lies the body of Mary Sextone

First Line:
Here lies the body of Mary Sextone
Last Line:
This she can't say beneath the next stone
DMI number:
32455

44. Here lies the quintessence of noise and strife

First Line:
Here lies the quintessence of noise and strife
Last Line:
He durst not for his ears have touched the slut
DMI number:
32454

45. Here lies John Brown a man of few words

First Line:
Here lies John Brown a man of few words
Last Line:
He might have lived all the days of his life
DMI number:
24142

46. Here lies Leigh who vexed with a shrewd wife

First Line:
Here lies Leigh who vexed with a shrewd wife
Last Line:
Will cause his brother Peter shut her out
DMI number:
29043

47. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as a door nail the good lord be thanked
DMI number:
18597

48. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as a doornail God be thanked
DMI number:
12760

49. Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

First Line:
Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
Last Line:
But dead as any door nail god be thanked
DMI number:
25802

50. Here lies my wife and there let her lie

First Line:
Here lies my wife and there let her lie
Last Line:
She is at rest and so am I
DMI number:
24138

51. Here lies Tom Thynne of Longleat Hall

First Line:
Here lies Tom Thynne of Longleat Hall
Last Line:
Or lay with the woman he married
DMI number:
35091

52. His former joy is into sadness turned

First Line:
His former joy is into sadness turned
Last Line:
Now in the arms of death and darkness lies
DMI number:
29934

53. Ho stay who lies here

First Line:
Ho stay who lies here
Last Line:
What we lent we lost
DMI number:
43781

54. Here snug in grave my wife doth lie

First Line:
Here snug in grave my wife doth lie
Last Line:
Now she's at rest and so am I
DMI number:
25816

55. Hic jacet ille qui centies et mille

First Line:
Hic jacet ille qui centies et mille
Last Line:
So gentlemen vale
DMI number:
24207

56. Hurt by her husband's sword but not his will

First Line:
Hurt by her husband's sword but not his will
Last Line:
Though one survive yet he hath slain them both
DMI number:
29026

57. I have lost my mistress horse and wife

First Line:
I have lost my mistress horse and wife
Last Line:
I am sorry for my horse
DMI number:
18477

58. I hope you'll own that with becoming art

First Line:
I hope you'll own that with becoming art
Last Line:
The fatherless and widow to your care
Author:
Eustace Budgell (Absolute)
DMI number:
17537

59. In this cold bed here consumated are

First Line:
In this cold bed here consumated are
Last Line:
That they that were one flesh should be one dust
DMI number:
29299

60. In silent dust the dear beloved lies

First Line:
In silent dust the dear beloved lies
Last Line:
Where saints in glory with Jehovah reign
DMI number:
34457

61. In brief to speak thy praise let this suffice

First Line:
In brief to speak thy praise let this suffice
Last Line:
A worthy mistress and of liberal mind
DMI number:
29327

62. In Burton's favourite groves alas how changed

First Line:
In Burton's favourite groves alas how changed
Last Line:
Nor left but in my heart a wreck behind
DMI number:
31604

63. In heat of youth poor Jack engaged a wife

First Line:
In heat of youth poor Jack engaged a wife
Last Line:
To wed or die Jack wisely chose the latter
DMI number:
33392

64. In heaven her soul

First Line:
In heaven her soul
Last Line:
To me her husband dear
DMI number:
28463

65. In marriage are two happy things allowed

First Line:
In marriage are two happy things allowed
Last Line:
Since the last day's as happy as the first
Author:
Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:
12484

66. In what soft language shall my thoughts get free

First Line:
In what soft language shall my thoughts get free
Last Line:
My spotless faith shall be for ever thine
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
8228

67. Interred beneath this marble stone

First Line:
Interred beneath this marble stone
Last Line:
And so they lived and so they died
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12297

68. Interred here lies the wife

First Line:
Interred here lies the wife
Last Line:
Till god doth raise them both again
DMI number:
29930

69. Lord Thomas and fair Annet

First Line:
Lord Thomas and fair Annet
Last Line:
They were twa luvers deare
DMI number:
37414

70. Lo here's the bride and there's the tree

First Line:
Lo here's the bride and there's the tree
Last Line:
But hangman come drive on the cart
DMI number:
32408

71. My dear | Thy zealous care to serve thy god

First Line:
My dear | Thy zealous care to serve thy god
Last Line:
Remains still though thy corpse lie here
Author:
Jonathan Bentley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9726

72. If as they tell us man and wife

First Line:
If as they tell us man and wife
Last Line:
They after death should lie together
DMI number:
13156

73. If loaded eyelids and a clouded brow

First Line:
If loaded eyelids and a clouded brow
Last Line:
Till time's no more and nature's works lie waste
DMI number:
3803

74. If modesty commend a wife

First Line:
If modesty commend a wife
Last Line:
Who here doth lie till the doomsday
DMI number:
29987

75. Kind France gave me my birth and tender life

First Line:
Kind France gave me my birth and tender life
Last Line:
Of my long life old age should cut the thread
DMI number:
27935

76. Marke well my heavy dolefull tale

First Line:
Marke well my heavy dolefull tale
Last Line:
And you shall do full well
DMI number:
37607

77. No wonder death we do so often fear

First Line:
No wonder death we do so often fear
Last Line:
He marries I am satisfied of that
DMI number:
6076

78. Now Robin Hood Will Scarlet and Little John

First Line:
Now Robin Hood Will Scarlet and Little John
Last Line:
And so I bid you good night
DMI number:
36999

79. Of Leinster famed for maidens fair

First Line:
Of Leinster famed for maidens fair
Last Line:
And fear to meet him there
Author:
Thomas Tickell (Absolute)
DMI number:
21311

80. Oh cried Arsenia long in wedlock blessed

First Line:
Oh cried Arsenia long in wedlock blessed
Last Line:
But in the third alas became a bride
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
1066

81. On his deathbed poor Lubin lies

First Line:
On his deathbed poor Lubin lies
Last Line:
His wife that he may live
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
12416

82. One grave two bodies doth contain

First Line:
One grave two bodies doth contain
Last Line:
Blame thou my pen not their worth
DMI number:
29177

83. Saw ye the thane of mickle pride

First Line:
Saw ye the thane of mickle pride
Last Line:
Seems to the traveller like a man
DMI number:
36926

84. Reader cease thy pace and stay

First Line:
Reader cease thy pace and stay
Last Line:
To come godly unto the grave
DMI number:
29335

85. Reader cease thy pace and stay

First Line:
Reader cease thy pace and stay
Last Line:
To come godly unto your grave
DMI number:
43780

86. Seven wives and in one grave there is not found

First Line:
Seven wives and in one grave there is not found
Last Line:
On the whole globe a richer spot of ground
DMI number:
27698

87. Shadrach lies here who made both sexes happy

First Line:
Shadrach lies here who made both sexes happy
Last Line:
The women with love toys the men with nappy
DMI number:
34914

88. She died first he for a little tried

First Line:
She died first he for a little tried
Last Line:
To live without her liked it not and died
DMI number:
28587

89. She whose unblemished life two husbands blessed

First Line:
She whose unblemished life two husbands blessed
Last Line:
But she I trust hath gained eternal life
DMI number:
28470

90. Such Clelia's was drawn by famed Titian's hand

First Line:
Such Clelia's was drawn by famed Titian's hand
Last Line:
The glorious bridegrooms and her great creator's praise
DMI number:
4364

91. Some time ago as stories tell

First Line:
Some time ago as stories tell
Last Line:
Should be again restored to life
DMI number:
11059

92. Stay Christian stay nor let thy pride disdain

First Line:
Stay Christian stay nor let thy pride disdain
Last Line:
But celebrate an endless nuptial day
DMI number:
32849

93. The day was fixed the nuptial band prepare

First Line:
The day was fixed the nuptial band prepare
Last Line:
And Death instead of Cupid point his dart
DMI number:
15969

94. The first departed he for one day tried

First Line:
The first departed he for one day tried
Last Line:
To live without her liked it not and died
DMI number:
27818

95. The choice of wives the flower of chastity

First Line:
The choice of wives the flower of chastity
Last Line:
Sad tears for your decease the country will
DMI number:
34962

96. The choice of wives the flower of chivalry

First Line:
The choice of wives the flower of chivalry
Last Line:
Sad tears for your decease the country will
DMI number:
28546

97. The bells they rang all in the morn

First Line:
The bells they rang all in the morn
Last Line:
Take heed ye come not there
DMI number:
37855

98. The husband speaking truly of his wife

First Line:
The husband speaking truly of his wife
Last Line:
Reads his loss in her death her praise in life
DMI number:
34138

99. This fair young virgin for a nuptial bed

First Line:
This fair young virgin for a nuptial bed
Last Line:
Earth shall give up her share and heaven have all
DMI number:
43486

100. This fair young virgin for a nuptial bed

First Line:
This fair young virgin for a nuptial bed
Last Line:
The full blown rose designed to adorn a bride
DMI number:
28471