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The Rebelliad choose

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[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 40: I swear by Hadley, and by Cain, You ne’er shall taste my wine again [DA].
at by Cain! (excl.) under Cain, n.
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 76: They roar’d and bawl’d, and were so bloody, / As to besiege Lord Bibo’s study.
at bloody, adj.
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 35: Who would fish a fine to save! / Let him turn and flee.
at fish, v.1
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 21: But cease the touching chords to sweep, / For Mrs. Goff has deigned to weep.
at Mrs Goff (n.) under Mrs, n.
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 33: Did I not promise those who fished / And pimped most, any part they wished.
at pimp, v.
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 77: Screws, duns, and other such evils.
at screw, n.1
[US] A. Peirce Rebelliad 53: Who would let a tutor knave / Screw him like a Grecian slave!
at screw, v.
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