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First Line: Where lately harboured many a famous whore
Last Line: And still be a whore house. They are synonima.
Subject(s): Prostitution; Harlots; Whores; Brothels


Where lately harboured many a famous whore,
A purging bill, now fixed upon the door,
Tells you it is a hot-house: so it may,
And still be a whore house. They are synonima.





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