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1. One month a lawyer thou the next wilt be

First Line:
One month a lawyer thou the next wilt be
Last Line:
Thou wilt end in nothing if thou grasp'st at all
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6337

2. Surly and sour thou dislik'st mankind

First Line:
Surly and sour thou dislik'st mankind
Last Line:
But for thy misery th'art an atheist too
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6338

3. That thou dost cashoo breath and foreign gums

First Line:
That thou dost cashoo breath and foreign gums
Last Line:
He that smells always well does never so
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6318

4. That thou dost shorten thy long nights with wine

First Line:
That thou dost shorten thy long nights with wine
Last Line:
But that thou art whipped is thy peculiar shame
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6326

5. There was a prudent grave physician

First Line:
There was a prudent grave physician
Last Line:
Custom and nature will prevail
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6310

6. Thou art an atheist Quintus and a wit

First Line:
Thou art an atheist Quintus and a wit
Last Line:
He that serves G--- need nothing serve beside
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6335

7. Thou quibblest well hast craft and industry

First Line:
Thou quibblest well hast craft and industry
Last Line:
And so thou darest not thrive upon thy trade
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6324

8. Through servile flattery thou dost all commend

First Line:
Through servile flattery thou dost all commend
Last Line:
Who cares to please where no man can offend
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Confident)
DMI number:
6323

9. What business or what hope brings thee to town

First Line:
What business or what hope brings thee to town
Last Line:
None but has killed his man or writ his play
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6317

10. While thou sittest drinking up thy loyalty

First Line:
While thou sittest drinking up thy loyalty
Last Line:
In a rich coat thou art but a canting slave
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
14218