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1.
A dispute once arose twixt an ass and a mule
First Line:
A dispute once arose twixt an ass and a mule
Last Line:
And bequeathed me nor beauties of body nor mind
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3406
2.
A fierce wild boar that had transgressed
First Line:
A fierce wild boar that had transgressed
Last Line:
If P----rs must judge a P-----r
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3413
3.
Any man in his senses from hence may conclude
First Line:
Any man in his senses from hence may conclude
Last Line:
And for honest plain truth taught him falsehood and nonsense
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3401
4.
Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe
First Line:
Cried a jolly fat parson that could not subscribe
Last Line:
And a pill can do ten times more harm than a text
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3396
5.
Five wisemen of Kent are designed by this story
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Five wisemen of Kent are designed by this story
Last Line:
Which has medicines for madmen and fools called the gate house
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3405
6.
In times of old when beasts were wondrous wise
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In times of old when beasts were wondrous wise
Last Line:
And owned the lion's birth deserved the casting vote
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3392
7.
Let Purcel not think he falls short of our praise
First Line:
Let Purcel not think he falls short of our praise
Last Line:
Should be reckoned the fault of their judges not theirs
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3412
8.
Some certain great people that sit at the stern
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Some certain great people that sit at the stern
Last Line:
Four caught in one theft are not hanged at a time
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3403
9.
When Anthony against Caesar rose
First Line:
When Anthony against Caesar rose
Last Line:
That by one bird the other had destroyed
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3398