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1.
A doting old fool had a mind for to wed
First Line:
A doting old fool had a mind for to wed
Last Line:
Whilst I eat of the buck I shall think of the horns
DMI number:
23083
2.
A finished form charms to allure the eye
First Line:
A finished form charms to allure the eye
Last Line:
Chaste without pride a wife devoid of art
DMI number:
21736
3.
A fortune take for better and for worse
First Line:
A fortune take for better and for worse
Last Line:
Tis then that man and wife are on the par
DMI number:
27508
4.
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
5.
A fumbling old parson who got a young wife
First Line:
A fumbling old parson who got a young wife
Last Line:
I'll only desire the tythe of the men
DMI number:
25026
6.
A bachelor would have a wife that's wise
First Line:
A bachelor would have a wife that's wise
Last Line:
He should bespeak her there's none ready made
DMI number:
12446
7.
A batchelor more gay than sage
First Line:
A batchelor more gay than sage
Last Line:
Fair tuttress each the same to you
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22780
8.
A blooming youth lies buried here
First Line:
A blooming youth lies buried here
Last Line:
But death had quicker wings than love
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
27361
9.
A bonny brisk widow who riches possessed
First Line:
A bonny brisk widow who riches possessed
Last Line:
He has no way to lay it upon an occasion
DMI number:
6919
10.
A brow-beat husband and triumphant wife
First Line:
A brow-beat husband and triumphant wife
Last Line:
Even let him try and be convinced who dares
Author:
Matthew Concanen (Absolute)
DMI number:
11332
11.
A certain sister of our town
First Line:
A certain sister of our town
Last Line:
She's married now and there's an end on it
DMI number:
15540
12.
A constancy in love I'll prize
First Line:
A constancy in love I'll prize
Last Line:
He brings a thousand more
DMI number:
43227
13.
A grove there was by nature made
First Line:
A grove there was by nature made
Last Line:
With separate maintenance for life
Author:
Nicholas Herbert (Absolute)
DMI number:
22500
14.
A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife
First Line:
A hard-hearted wretch thus derided his wife
Last Line:
And you know well that my flesh and yours are but one
DMI number:
33247
15.
A husband and a wife oft disagreeing
First Line:
A husband and a wife oft disagreeing
Last Line:
Prays god that he will grant them both their prayer
Author:
Sir John Harington (Absolute)
DMI number:
13208
16.
A jealous merchant that a sailor met
First Line:
A jealous merchant that a sailor met
Last Line:
Tis done the time while you but walk the exchange
Author:
Henry Parrot (Absolute)
DMI number:
12447
17.
A jolly tinker and a boon companion
First Line:
A jolly tinker and a boon companion
Last Line:
Should rule abroad that could not rule at home
DMI number:
5838
18.
A king once reigned beyond the seas
First Line:
A king once reigned beyond the seas
Last Line:
That he lived and reigned in peace
DMI number:
11405
19.
A myrtle flourished mongst the flowers
First Line:
A myrtle flourished mongst the flowers
Last Line:
Near the old yew in -- church yard
Author:
Benjamin Hoadly (Absolute)
DMI number:
22582
20.
A narrow minded husband is a thief
First Line:
A narrow minded husband is a thief
Last Line:
Men rise to employment in the state
Author:
James Shirley (Absolute)
DMI number:
15223
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