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1.
Chloris the prettiest girl about the town
First Line:
Chloris the prettiest girl about the town
Last Line:
And to content thee I'll never stick at price
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6334
2.
If thou dost want a horse thou buyest a score
First Line:
If thou dost want a horse thou buyest a score
Last Line:
Out of mere want thou wilt sell all at last
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6320
3.
Lovers like misers cannot bear the stealth
First Line:
Lovers like misers cannot bear the stealth
Last Line:
Of the least trifle from their endless wealth
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
20661
4.
That thy wife coughs all night and spits all day
First Line:
That thy wife coughs all night and spits all day
Last Line:
She will not die but wheedles like a jade
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6329
5.
Thou struttest as if thou wert the only lord
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Thou struttest as if thou wert the only lord
Last Line:
Were they alive they'd be ashamed of thee
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6322
6.
When first the world from the black chaos rose
First Line:
When first the world from the black chaos rose
Last Line:
Love joined their souls and heaven sealed each heart
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6344
7.
When I had purchased a fresh whore or coat
First Line:
When I had purchased a fresh whore or coat
Last Line:
Tis new before hand to deny a friend
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6343
8.
When thou art asked to sup abroad
First Line:
When thou art asked to sup abroad
Last Line:
Does not a supper but a reckoning hate
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6316