Content type: Poem / Poem Theme: Money / wealth and Sex / relations between the sexes

First Line:: Come my Molly let us be jolly
Last Line:: O this kiss doth so inflame | I cannot hold out a minute a minute | I cannot hold out a minute
Author:: William Hicks (Confident)
DMI number:: 42422

17. Dear charmer born to captivate

First Line:: Dear charmer born to captivate
Last Line:: May be a slut a scold and fool
DMI number:: 17922

18. Did Dorinda but smile I'd not grieve at my fate

First Line:: Did Dorinda but smile I'd not grieve at my fate
Last Line:: And Dorinda consents to't so Dorinda adieu t'you
DMI number:: 5223

19. Give me a lass with a lump of land

First Line:: Give me a lass with a lump of land
Last Line:: But well tochered lasses or jointured widows
Author:: Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 2423

20. Gainst keepers we petition

First Line:: Gainst keepers we petition
Last Line:: For the reckoning was paid me before
Author:: John Dryden (Confident)
DMI number:: 2705

21. Ha now I am married let others take care

First Line:: Ha now I am married let others take care
Last Line:: We'll revel all day and we'll sport it all night
DMI number:: 42804

22. He that marries a lass for love and a face

First Line:: He that marries a lass for love and a face
Last Line:: Has all the world in a string
Author:: Charles Johnson (Absolute)
DMI number:: 519

23. How wretched is the faithful youth

First Line:: How wretched is the faithful youth
Last Line:: Whenever they sigh they sigh for gold
Author:: John Gay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 1058

24. I have been in love and in debt and in drink

First Line:: I have been in love and in debt and in drink
Last Line:: Then then I'll fall to my loving and drinking again
Author:: Alexander Brome (Absolute)
DMI number:: 754

25. I have been in love | And in debt and in drink

First Line:: I have been in love | And in debt and in drink
Last Line:: O then I'll fall to loving | And drinking amain
DMI number:: 44073

26. In anger puffed you say I prove

First Line:: In anger puffed you say I prove
Last Line:: No such will love but all thy wealth
DMI number:: 41924

27. In summer evenings when the weather's fair

First Line:: In summer evenings when the weather's fair
Last Line:: Bravely resolved to conquer or to die
DMI number:: 5333

28. In danger puffed you say I prove

First Line:: In danger puffed you say I prove
Last Line:: No such will love thee but for thy wealth
DMI number:: 43796

29. Julian in verse to ease thy wants I write

First Line:: Julian in verse to ease thy wants I write
Last Line:: And villain Frank kiss Mazarin no more
Author:: Anthony Cary [Carey] (Confident) & John Wilmot (Speculation)
DMI number:: 4763

30. Jocky said to Jeany Jeany wilt thou do't

First Line:: Jocky said to Jeany Jeany wilt thou do't
Last Line:: Ye're welcomer to tak me than to let me be
DMI number:: 1197

31. Let the woman be damned a moderate fate

First Line:: Let the woman be damned a moderate fate
Last Line:: If for gold they will wed for the same they will whore
Author:: Thomas Brown (Absolute)
DMI number:: 14869

32. Must gold still conquer gold alone subdue

First Line:: Must gold still conquer gold alone subdue
Last Line:: None now must hope success from vows and tears
DMI number:: 16589

33. Moll who plyed in Drury Lane

First Line:: Moll who plyed in Drury Lane
Last Line:: And left poor Moll in dismal plight
DMI number:: 12194

34. I've listened long and now would silence break

First Line:: I've listened long and now would silence break
Last Line:: To increase the number I've sent there before
DMI number:: 12261

35. I was anes a well tochered lass

First Line:: I was anes a well tochered lass
Last Line:: That makes her good wife at hame
Author:: Allan Ramsay (Absolute)
DMI number:: 1289

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

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

37. Leave not your hero for an ugly lord

First Line:: Leave not your hero for an ugly lord
Last Line:: Strephon never frowned and Phillis never repined
DMI number:: 3161

38. Let others raise enormous heaps of gold

First Line:: Let others raise enormous heaps of gold
Last Line:: Hunger and wealth I equally despise
Author:: Thomas Otway (Absolute)
DMI number:: 10019

39. Madam you know when I was rich and great

First Line:: Madam you know when I was rich and great
Last Line:: And in return I've made you now my fool
Author:: Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:: 5399

40. Madam I'm just come from college

First Line:: Madam I'm just come from college
Last Line:: I'd not exchange him for Apollo
DMI number:: 489

41. Phillis why should you me disdain

First Line:: Phillis why should you me disdain
Last Line:: That I advised you as a friend
DMI number:: 3246

42. Receive my Celia to thy tender arms

First Line:: Receive my Celia to thy tender arms
Last Line:: The man she hates can't purchase him she loves can't die
DMI number:: 12791

43. Rob's Jock came to woo our Jenny

First Line:: Rob's Jock came to woo our Jenny
Last Line:: With which they feasted Jenny and Jock
DMI number:: 1270

44. Since tales have late so much in fashion grown

First Line:: Since tales have late so much in fashion grown
Last Line:: But all cry out that he his fate deserves
DMI number:: 7230

45. Since times are so bad I must tell thee sweetheart

First Line:: Since times are so bad I must tell thee sweetheart
Last Line:: And I'll to my plough | Let all our whole care &c
Author:: Thomas D'Urfey (Absolute)
DMI number:: 2637

46. Six tedious months young Damon sighed

First Line:: Six tedious months young Damon sighed
Last Line:: But proved alas too hot
DMI number:: 25180

47. Sir John for so in times preceding

First Line:: Sir John for so in times preceding
Last Line:: And if you find a thought too bold is | Tell it your friend A O
DMI number:: 4743

48. Still crossed in love and vexed with spleen

First Line:: Still crossed in love and vexed with spleen
Last Line:: Trust me there's not a cow to choose
DMI number:: 21728

49. Some four years ago I made Phillis an offer

First Line:: Some four years ago I made Phillis an offer
Last Line:: Than all that I offered before
Author:: Charles Cotton (Absolute)
DMI number:: 16705

50. Strong towers and watchful dogs without

First Line:: Strong towers and watchful dogs without
Last Line:: Without the ornaments of gold
DMI number:: 5809

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1. A cock laird fou cadgie

2. A wealthy yeoman of renown

3. A maid is like the golden ore

4. Adieu for a while my native green plains

5. A woman's ware like china

6. An honest blunt carpenter Thomas by name

7. At thy approach my avarice does own

8. Away vain fool give all thy flatteries over

9. As wretched vain and indifferent

10. Bessy's beauties shine sae bright

11. Blush not fair widow if by love inspired

12. By wondrous power of music's artful force

13. Celia the beauteous shining fair

14. Chloris the prettiest girl about the town

15. Cleora has her wish she weds a peer

16. Come my Molly let us be jolly

17. Dear charmer born to captivate

18. Did Dorinda but smile I'd not grieve at my fate

19. Give me a lass with a lump of land

20. Gainst keepers we petition

21. Ha now I am married let others take care

22. He that marries a lass for love and a face

23. How wretched is the faithful youth

24. I have been in love and in debt and in drink

25. I have been in love | And in debt and in drink

26. In anger puffed you say I prove

27. In summer evenings when the weather's fair

28. In danger puffed you say I prove

29. Julian in verse to ease thy wants I write

30. Jocky said to Jeany Jeany wilt thou do't

31. Let the woman be damned a moderate fate

32. Must gold still conquer gold alone subdue

33. Moll who plyed in Drury Lane

34. I've listened long and now would silence break

35. I was anes a well tochered lass

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

37. Leave not your hero for an ugly lord

38. Let others raise enormous heaps of gold

39. Madam you know when I was rich and great

40. Madam I'm just come from college

41. Phillis why should you me disdain

42. Receive my Celia to thy tender arms

43. Rob's Jock came to woo our Jenny

44. Since tales have late so much in fashion grown

45. Since times are so bad I must tell thee sweetheart

46. Six tedious months young Damon sighed

47. Sir John for so in times preceding

48. Still crossed in love and vexed with spleen

49. Some four years ago I made Phillis an offer

50. Strong towers and watchful dogs without