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1. Anger's a kind of gain that rich men know

First Line:: Anger's a kind of gain that rich men know
Last Line:: It costs them less to hate than to bestow
Author:: R. Fletcher (Confident)
DMI number:: 15986

2. Anne is an angel true what though she be

First Line:: Anne is an angel true what though she be
Last Line:: Yet is an angel but a lawyer's fee
DMI number:: 7551

3. Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it

First Line:: Don Pedro's out of debt be bold to say it
Last Line:: For they are said to owe that mean to pay it
Author:: Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:: 13205

4. Happy the house the goods whereof excel

First Line:: Happy the house the goods whereof excel
Last Line:: When the owner's godly and those gotten well
DMI number:: 41992

5. He who in his pocket has no money

First Line:: He who in his pocket has no money
Last Line:: Should in his mouth be never without honey
DMI number:: 17148

6. His chimney smokes it is some omen dire

First Line:: His chimney smokes it is some omen dire
Last Line:: His neighbours are alarmed and cry out fire
DMI number:: 25003

7. Here Sylvius lies who never gratis gave

First Line:: Here Sylvius lies who never gratis gave
Last Line:: And grieves now dead that this you gratis have
DMI number:: 17389

8. Lo Swift to idiots bequeaths his store

First Line:: Lo Swift to idiots bequeaths his store
Last Line:: Be wise ye rich consider thus the poor
DMI number:: 16084

9. If heaven's called the place where angels dwell

First Line:: If heaven's called the place where angels dwell
Last Line:: The purse that wants them may be called hell
DMI number:: 17091

10. Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that

First Line:: Mammon's grown rich does Mammon boast of that
Last Line:: As well the stalled ox may boast he's fat
Author:: Francis Quarles (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16994