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1. Before a swan behind a crow

First Line:
Before a swan behind a crow
Last Line:
And spite of all will keep his day
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27752

2. Blessed in thy spirit in thy husband blessed

First Line:
Blessed in thy spirit in thy husband blessed
Last Line:
Late is the proof of love when after death
Author:
William Hay (Absolute)
DMI number:
27397

3. Chloe her seven dead husbands to lament

First Line:
Chloe her seven dead husbands to lament
Last Line:
Writes on each tomb she raised this monument
DMI number:
27635

4. Curmudgeon the rich widow courts

First Line:
Curmudgeon the rich widow courts
Last Line:
That she has got a church-yard cough
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27750

5. Diaulus late who void of skill

First Line:
Diaulus late who void of skill
Last Line:
Than cater for the grave
DMI number:
33030

6. Diaulus sexton from physician is

First Line:
Diaulus sexton from physician is
Last Line:
In this those killed in that capacity
Author:
Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:
12589

7. Five wives hath he dispatched she husbands five

First Line:
Five wives hath he dispatched she husbands five
Last Line:
And then one funeral may serve them both
DMI number:
27564

8. Gaurus he that doth gifts bestow

First Line:
Gaurus he that doth gifts bestow
Last Line:
He'd have thee dead and cold
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15987

9. Great Pompey's ashes Egypt's triumphs swell

First Line:
Great Pompey's ashes Egypt's triumphs swell
Last Line:
So vast a ruin could not spread less wide
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
13151

10. Great Pompey's ashes in vile Egypt lie

First Line:
Great Pompey's ashes in vile Egypt lie
Last Line:
So vast a ruin could not spread less wide
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
16988

11. Her father dead alone no grief she knows

First Line:
Her father dead alone no grief she knows
Last Line:
But he who mourns in secret mourns indeed
DMI number:
27318

12. Himself he slew when he the foe would fly

First Line:
Himself he slew when he the foe would fly
Last Line:
What madness this for fear of death to die
DMI number:
27367

13. I am thy heir Catullus thou hast said it

First Line:
I am thy heir Catullus thou hast said it
Last Line:
But I will not believe it till I read it
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15989

14. Jack's father's dead and left him without hope

First Line:
Jack's father's dead and left him without hope
Last Line:
To make Jack wish his father were alive
DMI number:
27388

15. Maro you'll give me nothing while you live

First Line:
Maro you'll give me nothing while you live
Last Line:
Thou knowest what I desire to come to pass
Author:
R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:
15990

16. Maro you'll give me nothing while you live

First Line:
Maro you'll give me nothing while you live
Last Line:
Thou knowst what I desire may come to pass
DMI number:
27788

17. Our friend who lately captive died in Spain

First Line:
Our friend who lately captive died in Spain
Last Line:
He in his dearer part doth still survive
DMI number:
27446

18. Presents to living friends may have an eye

First Line:
Presents to living friends may have an eye
Last Line:
But soon will die away when you are dead
DMI number:
27561

19. Pompey's dead sons Europe and Asia have

First Line:
Pompey's dead sons Europe and Asia have
Last Line:
Too great to lie in any single place
DMI number:
27441

20. 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

21. The ancients all your veneration have

First Line:
The ancients all your veneration have
Last Line:
Can hardly think it worth my while to die
DMI number:
27572

22. The hand which struck the servant for the king

First Line:
The hand which struck the servant for the king
Last Line:
And less had done had it not missed its aim
DMI number:
27316

23. The bee enclosed and through the amber shown

First Line:
The bee enclosed and through the amber shown
Last Line:
Such might he wish to have his monument
DMI number:
27380

24. Thus to her much loved virtuous lord

First Line:
Thus to her much loved virtuous lord
Last Line:
That wound I doubly feel
DMI number:
33002

25. Tis late begin to live old gentleman

First Line:
Tis late begin to live old gentleman
Last Line:
Shall with your whore that night supply your place
DMI number:
27565

26. Tis but too true while living fame's denied

First Line:
Tis but too true while living fame's denied
Last Line:
Since glory's after death we're not in haste
DMI number:
17399

27. Twas from a spout which pours into the street

First Line:
Twas from a spout which pours into the street
Last Line:
If waters stab where can we be secure
DMI number:
27378

28. Tom about one was from the tavern come

First Line:
Tom about one was from the tavern come
Last Line:
To make of Tom the best dead man alive
DMI number:
27579

29. When all the blandishments of life are gone

First Line:
When all the blandishments of life are gone
Last Line:
The coward creeps to death the brave lives on
DMI number:
12427

30. When Arria from her wounded side

First Line:
When Arria from her wounded side
Last Line:
What Paetus is to do I feel
Author:
John Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
27751

31. When Arria to her dearest lord bequeathed

First Line:
When Arria to her dearest lord bequeathed
Last Line:
But oh the wound which thou wilt make I feel
DMI number:
6264

32. When Arria to her Poetus gave the steel

First Line:
When Arria to her Poetus gave the steel
Last Line:
And yet thy wound will stab me to the heart
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6336

33. When Arria to her Poetus gave the steel

First Line:
When Arria to her Poetus gave the steel
Last Line:
But ah thy wound will stab me to the heart
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14217

34. When Fannius should have escaped his foe

First Line:
When Fannius should have escaped his foe
Last Line:
By dying to escape death
DMI number:
15984

35. When from her breast chaste Arria snatched the sword

First Line:
When from her breast chaste Arria snatched the sword
Last Line:
But thine alone my Paetus pains my heart
DMI number:
31055

36. When late his grace at Naples did expire

First Line:
When late his grace at Naples did expire
Last Line:
A loss which she as widowed twice doth mourn
DMI number:
27638

37. When on time's precipice Alworthy stood

First Line:
When on time's precipice Alworthy stood
Last Line:
And in that moment lived a Nestor's age
DMI number:
27390

38. When Porcia heard with grief her lord was dead

First Line:
When Porcia heard with grief her lord was dead
Last Line:
And cried unkind attendants keep the sword
DMI number:
28984

39. When Porcia was informed her lord was dead

First Line:
When Porcia was informed her lord was dead
Last Line:
Crying unkind attendants keep the sword
DMI number:
27321

40. When the chaste Arria drew the reeking sword

First Line:
When the chaste Arria drew the reeking sword
Last Line:
I feel that deeper by which Paetus dies
DMI number:
27314

41. Why seem you dead to all the joys of life

First Line:
Why seem you dead to all the joys of life
Last Line:
I'm sorry you have had this accident
DMI number:
27362

42. You're rich and old to you they presents send

First Line:
You're rich and old to you they presents send
Last Line:
Don't you perceive they bid you die my friend
DMI number:
27554

43. Your spouse who husbands dear hath buried seven

First Line:
Your spouse who husbands dear hath buried seven
Last Line:
Stands a bad chance to make the number even
DMI number:
27651