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Two-penny-worth of wit for a penny, or, The bad husband turn'd thrifty : this man that wrought his own decay, and spent his money night and day : is turn'd to saving I do swear, there's few that with him can compare : and lives so civil in his ways, that all his neighbours give him praise, and does repent his wicked crime, and desires good fellows to turn in time : there's many a man runs himself clear out, when ale's in his head, then wit is out : to the tune of, Packingtons pound.

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Two-Penny-Worth of Wit for a Penny, or, The Bad Husband Turn'd Thrifty : This Man That Wrought His Own Decay, and Spent His Money Night and Day : Is Turn'd to Saving I Do Swear, There's Few That with Him Can Compare : and Lives so Civil in His Ways, That All His Neighbours Give Him Praise, and Does Repent His Wicked Crime, and Desires Good Fellows to Turn in Time : There's Many a Man Runs Himself Clear out, When Ale's in His Head, Then Wit Is out : to the Tune of, Packingtons Pound. Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street, 0AD. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/11174914.

APA, 6th edition

Two-penny-worth of wit for a penny, or, The bad husband turn'd thrifty : this man that wrought his own decay, and spent his money night and day : is turn'd to saving I do swear, there's few that with him can compare : and lives so civil in his ways, that all his neighbours give him praise, and does repent his wicked crime, and desires good fellows to turn in time : there's many a man runs himself clear out, when ale's in his head, then wit is out : to the tune of, Packingtons pound. (0 C.E.). Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street, https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/11174914.

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Two-penny-worth of wit for a penny, or, The bad husband turn'd thrifty : this man that wrought his own decay, and spent his money night and day : is turn'd to saving I do swear, there's few that with him can compare : and lives so civil in his ways, that all his neighbours give him praise, and does repent his wicked crime, and desires good fellows to turn in time : there's many a man runs himself clear out, when ale's in his head, then wit is out : to the tune of, Packingtons pound.