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1.
A farmer who traversed his ground in the morning
First Line:
A farmer who traversed his ground in the morning
Last Line:
You'll have never a stick left in your hedge quo' the judge
DMI number:
22023
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.
A butcher's son's judge capital
First Line:
A butcher's son's judge capital
Last Line:
And so like a knave let's leave him
Author:
Stephen College (Confident)
DMI number:
4868
4.
A justice in a country town
First Line:
A justice in a country town
Last Line:
Choused of his goose and reason too
DMI number:
10503
5.
A tender sheep to shun a storm
First Line:
A tender sheep to shun a storm
Last Line:
And so go home in tatters
DMI number:
19362
6.
A pox on whigs we'll now grow wise
First Line:
A pox on whigs we'll now grow wise
Last Line:
If this won't do we'll call the French | Such cursed rogues are we
DMI number:
43014
7.
A poor man once a judge besought
First Line:
A poor man once a judge besought
Last Line:
And broke the pot of oil
DMI number:
21786
8.
A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come
First Line:
A virtuous dame that saw a lawyer come
Last Line:
For fear for want your wife should twelve pence borrow
DMI number:
41922
9.
A wanton sloven of a priest
First Line:
A wanton sloven of a priest
Last Line:
My self can wipe it off with ease
DMI number:
4414
10.
A lawyer physician and reverend divine
First Line:
A lawyer physician and reverend divine
Last Line:
Traveled home in the dumps lawyer doctor and priest
DMI number:
40661
11.
A lusty old grave and grey headed sire
First Line:
A lusty old grave and grey headed sire
Last Line:
Oh what quoth she are other lawyers then
DMI number:
14627
12.
A lusty old grave grey-headed sire
First Line:
A lusty old grave grey-headed sire
Last Line:
Oh what quoth she are other lawyers then
DMI number:
12479
13.
A wight he is whose very size
First Line:
A wight he is whose very size
Last Line:
And eke his inch of justice out
DMI number:
13032
14.
A wolf complained that he had lost a lamb
First Line:
A wolf complained that he had lost a lamb
Last Line:
Which does to neither appertain by right
Author:
Edward Ward (Speculation)
DMI number:
4384
15.
A youth the meanest of the muse's train
First Line:
A youth the meanest of the muse's train
Last Line:
One hapless victim from the untimely grave
DMI number:
33648
16.
Anne is an angel true what though she be
First Line:
Anne is an angel true what though she be
Last Line:
Yet is an angel but a lawyer's fee
DMI number:
7551
17.
As the late character of god-like men
First Line:
As the late character of god-like men
Last Line:
Here lies the only Prince who left all evil ways
DMI number:
6446
18.
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
First Line:
As the other night in bed I thinking lay
Last Line:
Tis ten to one but I shall dream again
Author:
John Ayloffe (Speculation)
DMI number:
42336
19.
As by some tyrant's stern command
First Line:
As by some tyrant's stern command
Last Line:
Thus to the grave in peace descend
Author:
Sir William Blackstone (Absolute)
DMI number:
25799
20.
As by the templars holds you go
First Line:
As by the templars holds you go
Last Line:
And law without delay
DMI number:
20837
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