Union First Line Index of English Verse

13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)


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A decent church not large but neat A people rather good than great  Anonymous  A clergy-man's wish  'Till nature gives this life release And hints the time to dye in peace  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 12r-14r 
Abroad in the meadows to see the young lambs Run sporting about by the side of their dams  Watts, Isaac    Where they play all day without anger & rage How much may we learn from the sight  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 51r 
All quadrupeds walk downwards that we see But God gave to man an upright face that he  Anonymous    Might view the stars & adore his majesty  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 23r 
As you'd have another do to you You must do to him if you are true  Coles, Benjamin ?      U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f.iir 
Death is a huntsman the world we see A forrest is & we the leverits be  Coles, Benjamin  On the world  He sometimes courses & with us doth play Then gently bears us one by one away  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 73v 
Ev'n Phoebus' self by Cupid's anger sway'd Once Daphnis lov'd the fair Peneian maid  B, R  Apollo & Daphnis: a fable from Ovid  My youthful temples with thy branches crown Respectively the laurel bended down  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 10r-11v 
For the few hours of life allotted me Give me great God but bread & liberty  Cowley, Abraham    But if beyond this no more be freely sent I'll thank for this & go away content  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 1v 
Gently stir and blow the fire Lay the mutton down to roast  Anonymous  On a leg of mutton. A song  With good ale & sparkling wine Oh ye gods how I shall dine  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 27r 
Glorious and great whose power did divide The waves and made them walls on either side  Coles, Benjamin ?  To God  Yet may my thoughts not so divided be But they may mix again & fix in thee  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 1r 
I feel my bosom glow with wantless fires Rais'd from a vulgar theam my soul inspires  Coles, Benjamin  To God omnipotent  I may record that faith I here believe And sing those mysteries I can't conceive  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 71r-v 
I felt the while a pleasing kind of smart The kiss went tingling to my very heart  Coles, Benjamin    For they were so soft by h---ns & had such juicy savour That ripen'd peaches had not half that flavour  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 47v 
I'd have a well built house not large but neat A garden good but orchard great  Coles, Benjamin  B. Coles his wish  Which doth this my poem end Wrote by your jovial merry friend  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 14v-16r 
If love be fire to light this Indian weed The donor's love of fire may stand instead  Coles, Benjamin ?      U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 29r 
If you by theft this book should take Pray return it least you quake  Coles, Benjamin  On this Mss to the courteous reader  These verses containing number twenty five Where wrote off hand as I'm alive  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 6r 
If you would my disciple be Then pray pay one visit to me  Coles, Benjamin  Qui mihi imitated (f.2r-v); Monita pedagogica, seu confabulatio scholastica (ff.3r-4r)  But I beg that you would advised be By him who is your friend B.C.  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 2r-4r 
In a close lane as I pursu'd my journey I met a wither'd hag with age grown double  Otway, Thomas  A short character of a witch  So there was nothing of a peice about her Chamont says she a sister calls  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 32r 
In all my vast concerns with thee In vain my soul would try  Watts, Isaac  Psalm CXXXIX. God is everywhere  Oh may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 36v-37r 
In times of fabl'd wonders when Beasts could dispute & talk like men  Coles, Benjamin  Upon a lady's lap-dog of which she was very fond insomuch that she took him to church with her & thereby gave great offence to her neighbours. Wrote at Rotherhith at the request of Mrs C. Smith in the year 1728  These grieviances alledg'd amend And so you'll recompence your friend  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 24r-25r 
Is there in life a more delightful thing Than flow'ry meadows smiling in the Spring  Anonymous  Fragmenta Anacreontis ... X, In Ver ... Englished  This my good friend so pleasant is & rare As seems to you to claim a prince's care  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 64r-v 
Let these five things be ever thought on by thee And be faithfully kept in memory  Anonymous  A usefull meditation  Then you the pains of hell may flee  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 1r 
Load me well and keep me clean And I'll carry over to Calais Green        U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 62v 
My shepherd is the living Lord Now shall my wants be well supply'd  Watts, Isaac  Psalm XXIII. God our sheepherd  There will I dwell to hear his word To seek his face & sing his praise  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 37r-v 
O sad and odious name! a name so fell Is this of Melancholy brat of hell  Coles, Benjamin ?  Upon melancholy  Or put on shirt that's dipt in Nessus blood? My pain's past cure; physick can do no good  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 5v 
Pardon good God that I should lightly spend Those talents or that time thy mercies lend  Coles, Benjamin  Encomium maniae  And may he long encreasing these possess In measures boundless as his wide success  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 8r-9v 
Retir'd from heat with the declining sun On Tiber's banks a fidlar sat him down  Coles, Benjamin  The fidler & nightingall. A tale. From Faminius Strada  Found out her consort midst the numerous throng His fiddle? Now's her musick & her song  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 4v-5r 
Rich physicians honor'd captains ride But poor B.C he foots it by their side  Coles, Benjamin      U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f.iir 
Say mighty Love and teach my song To whom the chiefest joys belong  Watts, Isaac  The happy pair  Is drawn by gentlest birds alone And cupids yoke the doves  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 39r-v 
Since microscope of modern use Quite down to insects brought the muse  Anonymous  The snail  Criticks forbear what room for spite? Since I digest whate'er I write  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 35r-v 
That man must daily wiser grow Whose search is bent himself to know  Anonymous  The bear in a boat. A fable. Addressed to all coxcombs  And now he's laid sprawling on the sand Derision shouts along the strand  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 33v-34v 
The dog of all the quadrupeds For sport and faithfulness exceeds  Anonymous  The dog. A translation from the Latin of Jacobus Mieyllus  The dog of all the quadrupedes For sport & faithfulness exceeds  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 63v-64r 
The guests attending still the beauteous bride Sits on the bed the bridegroom by her side  Anonymous  Epithalamium. Ingressus in cubiculum  Her fears are flown she clasps the furious boy Gives all her beauties up & meets the joy  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 72v 
The matrons in their turn with equal care To close & crown the solemn rites prepare  Anonymous  Epithalamium  They sung and all around the joyful throng Applauded and the fates approv'd the song  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 73r 
There is a God in heav'n who of all things doth take care He never will forsake those who believers are  Coles, Benjamin ?      U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 47v 
They tune their golden harps to the great name Of love, immortal love, their darling theame  Coles, Benjamin ?    The Heav'n of Heav'ns from darling heights above Returns the name & hails the pow'rs of love  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 38v 
We must resign! Heav'n his great soul doth claim In storms as loud as his immortal fame  Waller, Edmund  Upon the death of the Lord Protector in the year 1658. [Latin epigraphs from Bible]  For he was here with grief opprest But all that die in Christ are blest  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 67r-v 
When Fanny blooming fair First met my ravish'd sight  Stanhope, Philip Dormer; Earl of Chesterfield ?  On Mrs C..ps near Newgate. A song  That bliss to all but me May Heaven & she refuse  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 27v 
When I was at Bethnal Green I see such sights I ne'er had seen  Coles, Benjamin    For I no longer there would stay I took my leave & came away  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 60v 
When mighty roast beef was the Englishman's food It enobled our veins and enriched our blood  Leveridge, Richard  A song  Oh the roast beif of old England And oh the good English roast beif  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 64v 
While with a strong and yet a gentle hand You bridle faction and our hearts command  Waller, Edmund  A panegyrick to my Lord Protector, of the present greatness and joint interest of his Highness & this nation. In the year 1654  While all your neighbour princes unto you Like Joseph's sheaves pay reverence & bow  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 68r-70v 
While years and strength permit take pains And you yourself shall reap the gains  Anonymous    Therefore pray see that you do do't For age steals on with a silent foot  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 41v-42r 
Who shall ascend thy heavenly place Great God & dwell before thy face  Watts, Isaac  Psalm XV. Religion & justice, goodness, & truth, or the duties to God, or the qualities of a Christian  This is the man thy face shall see And dwell for ever Lord with thee  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 36r-v 
With his hook he took him by his snout So the grocer pull'd the devil out  Coles, Benjamin      U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 43v 
With the usual compliment This poem now to you is sent  Coles, Benjamin  Upon the war with Spain inscribed to the Honourable Colonel Merwick  Your father's valour & his merit Which is B.C.'s wish to Colonel Merwick  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 25v-26v 
With you forever I in woods could rest Where never human foot the ground had prest  Anonymous    You from all shades the darkness canst exlude And from a desart banish solitude  U. Leeds, Brotherton  Lt 53  f. 26v