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1. A woman honest first and then turned whore

First Line:
A woman honest first and then turned whore
Last Line:
Has oft been heard that woman hardly found
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
13885

2. For he whose breast is tender blood so cool

First Line:
For he whose breast is tender blood so cool
Last Line:
It is the honey gainst a waspish wife
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
17090

3. For some men

First Line:
For some men
Last Line:
No drowning where tis deepest cause tis clear
Author:
Thomas Middleton (Absolute) & Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
14450

4. Hence thou our sex's monster poisonous bawd

First Line:
Hence thou our sex's monster poisonous bawd
Last Line:
The harlot's poison and thine own confusion
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
13647

5. I made a deed of gift

First Line:
I made a deed of gift
Last Line:
They may be constant still that are constrained
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
14021

6. Lust's voyage hath if not this course this cross

First Line:
Lust's voyage hath if not this course this cross
Last Line:
Buy never so cheap your ware comes home with loss
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
15644

7. Poverty thou bane of chastity

First Line:
Poverty thou bane of chastity
Last Line:
To find a woman chaste that's poor and fair
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute) & John Webster (Absolute)
DMI number:
17234

8. Though heaven cannot allure you to do well

First Line:
Though heaven cannot allure you to do well
Last Line:
Swims in hot sensual streams is the devil's whore
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
13884

9. We search for serpents but being found destroy them

First Line:
We search for serpents but being found destroy them
Last Line:
Men drink not poisons though they oft employ them
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
16560

10. We think your promises spring-tides but we | Fear you'll ebb in your performance

First Line:
We think your promises spring-tides but we | Fear you'll ebb in your performance
Last Line:
Are lines drawn from one centre what I promise | To do I'll do
Author:
Thomas Dekker (Absolute)
DMI number:
17340