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Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M[urray] choose

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[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 132: Those b—t—es the muses, who are more errant bunters than any that walk the Strand.
at bitch, n.1
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 68: He dressed beyond any cit [...] and was the envy of all her followers.
at cit, n.
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 58: A highwayman came up to the coach [...] and the collector espying his silver-hilted sword, ordered him to deliver that.
at collector, n.
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 129: He was fat enough to perform any part that did not require such a corporation as Sir John Falstaff.
at corporation, n.
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 58: Thus did he dangle ’till she found her credit exhausted.
at dangle, v.
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 53: The officer [...] brandishing his sword, made several lounges, crying ‘Here I have the rascal; — there I shew day-light through the rascal’ .
at let the daylight into/through (v.) under daylight, n.1
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 95: Apprentice boys, who were seduced to the house, to spend double the sum they gave their doxy in bad punch, and worse negus.
at doxy, n.
[UK] Memoirs of the celebrated Miss Fanny M-. 18: Mr Easy, after breakfast, took a French leave, and returned to B[at]h with his dear Fanny.
at French leave, n.
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