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1. A friend proposed to me a wife

First Line:
A friend proposed to me a wife
Last Line:
Their husbands know from other men
DMI number:
36730

2. All day the shrew Afflana does complain

First Line:
All day the shrew Afflana does complain
Last Line:
And praises the pleasures of a nuptial bed
Author:
John Morrice (Confident)
DMI number:
13791

3. Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow

First Line:
Behold Clarinda in a flood of sorrow
Last Line:
She sighs and grieves because he lived so long
DMI number:
25665

4. Come prick up your ears and attend sirs a while

First Line:
Come prick up your ears and attend sirs a while
Last Line:
That most of their natives entirely subsist on
DMI number:
31769

5. Haven't you heard of a fortress renowned in fame

First Line:
Haven't you heard of a fortress renowned in fame
Last Line:
But freely surrender my Bergen-op-Zoom
DMI number:
20409

6. The neatness of Batavian frows

First Line:
The neatness of Batavian frows
Last Line:
This floor Rebecca shall be dry
DMI number:
26132

7. This is to give notice that a man about fifty

First Line:
This is to give notice that a man about fifty
Last Line:
Honour and secrecy may be expected
Author:
Isaac Bickerstaff (Absolute)
DMI number:
31758

8. Though Phoebus had often descended of late

First Line:
Though Phoebus had often descended of late
Last Line:
Who knows of all Britons to range them the best
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
21905

9. Though I but seventeen do declare

First Line:
Though I but seventeen do declare
Last Line:
A parson wears a band
Author:
William le Tans'ur (Absolute)
DMI number:
36921

10. Ye beaux and ye belles both in court and in city

First Line:
Ye beaux and ye belles both in court and in city
Last Line:
Then they'll never preach more nor the court will displease | Derry down
DMI number:
20465