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1. Come children come and learn your father's trade

First Line:
Come children come and learn your father's trade
Last Line:
And with their money drink and drab and whore
DMI number:
43022

2. Come my dainty doxies

First Line:
Come my dainty doxies
Last Line:
We drink we drab we cheat we shuffle
Author:
Thomas Middleton (Absolute)
DMI number:
43088

3. 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

4. First see the land that thou intendst to buy

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First see the land that thou intendst to buy
Last Line:
To assure thee more deal with an honest man
DMI number:
41999

5. He that would purchase and would gladly know

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He that would purchase and would gladly know
Last Line:
To ponder these few rules for his advice
DMI number:
42000

6. He that makes conscience of a venial sin

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He that makes conscience of a venial sin
Last Line:
Those that never reckon pence they waste this way
DMI number:
41997

7. Isis reject not the advice I send

First Line:
Isis reject not the advice I send
Last Line:
When vice you court and every virtue's fled
DMI number:
24470

8. If long you'd have the world's wild females love

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If long you'd have the world's wild females love
Last Line:
But fly your converse swift as eastern wind
DMI number:
42725

9. Observe this good rule and learn it by heart

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Observe this good rule and learn it by heart
Last Line:
Likewise a vile landlord who doubles your score
DMI number:
36917

10. Poor fool you now are made a harlot's prize

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Poor fool you now are made a harlot's prize
Last Line:
And bravely revel in the spoils of fools
DMI number:
44358

11. Soon as your father's death was known

First Line:
Soon as your father's death was known
Last Line:
But he by folly was undone
Author:
John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:
30077

12. Thy hoarded gold thy chests may quit

First Line:
Thy hoarded gold thy chests may quit
Last Line:
And always will be so
Author:
Martial (Absolute)
DMI number:
16179