 | John Mapletoft - Proverbs - 1707 - 308 pages
...Herfelf and Garter both were furely thine; S. JENNINGS, Efq.' O' CCCXCVII. On taking the Oaths. \ UR Fathers took Oaths, as of old they took Wives, ' To...Eafe ; And a Whore and a Rogue may part when they pleafe. cccxcvni. f» J . ' "; ; cccxcvm. To Mifs * * • WHENE'ER I look, Imaydefciy A little Face... | |
 | Panorama - Epigrams, English - 1809 - 368 pages
...she approv'd my lines was one; — .. , ^ ",' The other when sheWam'd her own. -. , V , MODERN OATHS. OUR fathers took oaths, as of old they took wives,...lives: But we take our oaths as our whores for our ease; And a whore and a rogue may part when they please. ON CONTRITION. OUR God requireth the whole... | |
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OUR fathers took oaths, as of old they took wives, To have and to hold, for the term of their lives: But we take our oaths as our whores for our ease; And a whore and a rogue may part when they please. 