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1. Be prudent ladies marry while you may

First Line:
Be prudent ladies marry while you may
Last Line:
Which was of late adored in every place
DMI number:
43515

2. Blush not redder than the morning

First Line:
Blush not redder than the morning
Last Line:
Ah ah they part they part for ever | Lest old time &c
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Confident)
DMI number:
42786

3. Blush not redder than the morning

First Line:
Blush not redder than the morning
Last Line:
Ah then they part they part for ever | Lest &c
Author:
Nathaniel Lee (Confident)
DMI number:
42530

4. Come and behold good brother Hugh

First Line:
Come and behold good brother Hugh
Last Line:
Even this will be their life
DMI number:
25700

5. Courtier if thou needs would wive

First Line:
Courtier if thou needs would wive
Last Line:
Gain her servants and thee honour
DMI number:
44241

6. Dear Peggy since the single state

First Line:
Dear Peggy since the single state
Last Line:
And blushing throw the pen aside
DMI number:
25334

7. Doting Silenus in decline of life

First Line:
Doting Silenus in decline of life
Last Line:
And old Silenus glory in a son
DMI number:
12671

8. He that intends to take a wife

First Line:
He that intends to take a wife
Last Line:
Confess no trouble like unto a wife
DMI number:
43141

9. He that will woo a widow must not dally

First Line:
He that will woo a widow must not dally
Last Line:
Or else she'll be as fickle as the wind
DMI number:
44251

10. In beauty madam you your sex excel

First Line:
In beauty madam you your sex excel
Last Line:
Choose a wise man though poor before a wealthy fool
DMI number:
39428

11. If friend a wife you mean to wed

First Line:
If friend a wife you mean to wed
Last Line:
Worthy of your board and bed
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Speculation)
DMI number:
16455

12. Now I am married Sir John I'll not curse

First Line:
Now I am married Sir John I'll not curse
Last Line:
I would be advised ere I married again
DMI number:
43103

13. Pallas dear nymph bids you be kind

First Line:
Pallas dear nymph bids you be kind
Last Line:
Let no man put asunder
DMI number:
35311

14. One of the contradicting sex

First Line:
One of the contradicting sex
Last Line:
Will contradict while breath remains
DMI number:
17963

15. Poor citizen if thou wilt be

First Line:
Poor citizen if thou wilt be
Last Line:
Where such a citizen doth dwell
DMI number:
44242

16. She that intends ever in rest to be

First Line:
She that intends ever in rest to be
Last Line:
Till Atropos unloose the nuptial knot
DMI number:
43517

17. Take thou a wife of seventeen years

First Line:
Take thou a wife of seventeen years
Last Line:
Your house will be a hell
DMI number:
36911

18. To friend and to foe

First Line:
To friend and to foe
Last Line:
Then let not these pastimes betray thee
DMI number:
42916

19. Trust not a woman when she cries

First Line:
Trust not a woman when she cries
Last Line:
The calmest husbands make the most stormy wives
DMI number:
44483

20. What irreligious courses have you run

First Line:
What irreligious courses have you run
Last Line:
And both in clammy joys and slumber quit the fray
DMI number:
44345

21. What still these mournful plaints and flowing eyes

First Line:
What still these mournful plaints and flowing eyes
Last Line:
Filled with such solid joys you never conceived before
DMI number:
19845

22. Whenever my friend you chance to find

First Line:
Whenever my friend you chance to find
Last Line:
But flashes meteors prove
Author:
Samuel Whyte (Speculation)
DMI number:
33534

23. Wife and servant are the same

First Line:
Wife and servant are the same
Last Line:
You must be proud if you'll be wise
Author:
Mary Chudleigh [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23521

24. You young men that want skill in wooing

First Line:
You young men that want skill in wooing
Last Line:
I wish we had more of the breed
DMI number:
42520