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The Wits Paraphras’d: or, Paraphrase upon paraphrase: In a burlesque on the Several late Translations of Ovids Epistles choose

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[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 21: You’d never leave me while you staid; / Then hang an arse, and play the Jade.
at hang an arse under arse, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 4: You might have said, you ill-bred Bumkin, / God b’w’ye, Kiss my Arse, or something.
at kiss my arse!, excl.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 161: Your Worship writes for leave to come, / To kiss the backside of my Bum.
at kiss my arse!, excl.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 72: Nor shou’d thou scape my Claws, tis I / Had got one Touch at G’ammar hi.
at play hey gammer cook (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 128: Know’st thou not yet the many dangers / In unknown Pools do happen Strangers? / The Fire-Ships flaming in the center.
at centre of attraction, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 79: If you shou’d on nice scruples reckon, / I’ll find a way to save your Bacon.
at save one’s bacon (v.) under bacon, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 102: I blooming, when you gave the Bag, / Am now becom a wither’d Hag.
at give someone the bag (v.) under bag, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 91: You’l be the first your self will bang me, / I’d rather farr your Grace wou’d hang me.
at bang, v.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 76: Ye Gods, that such a smal-beer Trooper, / Not worthy scarce to kiss thy Crupper.
at small beer, adj.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 88: Am I then such a Dainty Bitt? / What heart of Rock but must submit?
at bit, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 86: But oh! Thy face was so bewitching / I cou’d not choose but have an itching; / [...] /Full dear I long’d to be a Bitching.
at bitch, v.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 71: Such are thy Charms, did thou but send / When the three Blousses did content.
at blowse, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 54: Bouze on, and see what will come on’t.
at booze, v.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 142: Leave your bounceing and your swearing.
at bounce, v.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 27: Stand off, said I, and quit my Placket, / Or my Goodman will brush your jacket.
at brush someone’s jacket (v.) under brush, v.2
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 48: The storm’s so high, it can’t be lasting; / Then once more venture a Bumbasting.
at bumbaste, v.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 25: Which makes me wish thee in my Warren, / For fear the Burrough shou’d grow barren.
at burrow, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 3: We to the business stifly stood / And did as long as doing’s good.
at business, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 133: Who tho they offer Sheep and Mutton / To thee, I value not a button.
at not worth a button (adj.) under button, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 95: When Nestor’s Brat by Hector masterd, / My Ars made Buttons for the Bastard.
at one’s arse makes buttons (v.) under button, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 106: The Lemnian Girls are buxom wenches, / And would have carbona’d thy haunches.
at carbonado, v.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 29: So well you tickled up my Toby, / I never cou’d endure this Looby. / Full well my Father knows, the Letcher, / What ’tis to love old Cony-catcher.
at cony-catcher, n.2
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 104: Clods fought with Clods, sprung up and slew / Each other.
at clod, n.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 82: Do ye think I’m meat for such a whorson? / Marry come up my Dirty Cousin.
at marry come up!, excl.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 127: She blew thee out of her Posteriors, / Which made a Bouncing and a Rottle / [...] / A noise like that makes neighbouring nation / Take snuff in Nose and fall in passion / [...] / I would dispecne with all thy cracking.
at crack, v.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 29: Let ’em all crack of Deeds and Wonders, / Of their high Birth, of Claps, and Thunders.
at crack, v.1
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 13: Cry’d, Courage, Wench, holding my back, / My own dear Sister, and my Crack: / That very word brought forth the wonder [i.e. a newborn child], / And made my Haunches fall asunder.
at crack, n.3
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 53: To crack your Crupper with a stumble.
at crupper, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 125: Yet you refuse your old Cunabling, / And in new holes love to be dabling.
at cunabling, n.
[UK] M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 78: And think you such a senseless Lubbard / Can prize the Treasure of your Cup-board.
at cupboard, n.
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