Union First Line Index of English Verse
13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)
First Line:
Our Fathers of old took their oaths as their wives To have and to hold for the term of their lives
Author (Last name, First):
Anonymous
Title:
A copy of verses dropt out of a Jacobites pockett just after taking the oaths to King George
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But we take our oaths as our whores for our ease And a whore and a rogue may part when they please
Library:
U. Leeds, Brotherton
Shelfmark:
Lt 35
Folio:
p. 27
Ref Nbr:
1424
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Names Mentioned:
George I, king of Great Britain, 1660_1727
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