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1. Ah Death thou pleasing end to human woe

First Line:: Ah Death thou pleasing end to human woe
Last Line:: And thy soft slumbers only bless the brave
DMI number:: 18102

2. Fool man would cry if sure to die

First Line:: Fool man would cry if sure to die
Last Line:: Which is perhaps his last
Author:: Josiah Relph (Absolute)
DMI number:: 25201

3. Good people quit all earthly glory

First Line:: Good people quit all earthly glory
Last Line:: We can't enjoy or call our own
DMI number:: 25078

4. I dreamed when buried by my fellow clay

First Line:: I dreamed when buried by my fellow clay
Last Line:: This is my rotting place and that is thine
DMI number:: 17601

5. Impatient man why do I grieve and mourn

First Line:: Impatient man why do I grieve and mourn
Last Line:: If none my grief is fruitless and in vain
DMI number:: 4351

6. 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

7. Lord if our days be few why do we spend

First Line:: Lord if our days be few why do we spend
Last Line:: We make them evil and thou makest them few
Author:: Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:: 17397

8. Like to the falling of a star

First Line:: Like to the falling of a star
Last Line:: The flight is past and man forgot
Author:: Henry King (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16124

9. My age is not a moment's stay

First Line:: My age is not a moment's stay
Last Line:: And fade that instant that I blow
Author:: Jonathan Swift (Speculation)
DMI number:: 16075

10. If for mere wantonness you buy so fast

First Line:: If for mere wantonness you buy so fast
Last Line:: For very want you must sell all at last
DMI number:: 32354