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11.
A whore is like a squirrel that doth veil
First Line:
A whore is like a squirrel that doth veil
Last Line:
And cover all her body with her tail
Author:
Thomas Jordan (Confident)
DMI number:
16788
12.
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
13.
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
14.
An opera like a pillory may be said
First Line:
An opera like a pillory may be said
Last Line:
To nail our ears down but expose our head
DMI number:
15720
15.
An angel saw and wondering cried less fair
First Line:
An angel saw and wondering cried less fair
Last Line:
From Eden's wowers I drove yon beauteaous pair
DMI number:
34142
16.
All should unite to punish the ungrateful
First Line:
All should unite to punish the ungrateful
Last Line:
Ingratitude is treason to mankind
DMI number:
33749
17.
Although the lion's skin he wears
First Line:
Although the lion's skin he wears
Last Line:
He cannot hide his asses ears
DMI number:
37896
18.
And so a good repute be sure he'll gain
First Line:
And so a good repute be sure he'll gain
Last Line:
For such a virtue envy cannot stain
DMI number:
8183
19.
And thus you see the train of love is laid
First Line:
And thus you see the train of love is laid
Last Line:
For subtle widows or a bashful maid
DMI number:
8185
20.
As virtue's always in thy mouth how can
First Line:
As virtue's always in thy mouth how can
Last Line:
It ever have time to reach thy heart vain man
DMI number:
16990
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