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Memoirs (1995) III 170: She knew the outs and the ins as well as any lady in Europe.at in-and-out, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 170: She knew the outs and the ins as well as any lady in Europe. Memoirs (1995) III 168: A couple-beggar being sent for [...] we were tacked together that very night.at couple-beggar, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 173: The principal of Pitt-street boarding-school.at boarding school, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 183: Mrs B-- appeared to be a little termagant, a vulgar Munster broganier vixen.at broganeer, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 202: Saunders’s newspaper [...] announced the marriage of a Mr and Mrs Brush, the witty and facetious councellor Curran who was one of the party instantly produced the following: Now Brush with Mrs Brush, a Brush may take, / And Brush her Brush, so little Brushes make.at brush, n.2
Memoirs (1995) III 202: Saunders’s newspaper [...] announced the marriage of a Mr and Mrs Brush, the witty and facetious councellor Curran who was one of the party instantly produced the following: Now Brush with Mrs Brush, a Brush may take, / And Brush her Brush, so little Brushes make.at brush, n.4
Memoirs (1995) III 190: In consequence of [...] some buckeens there, that became troublesome, we resolved to shift the scene, and return to Pitt-street.at buckeen, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 146: The wanton gambols of a Mr T--s and a Miss Mary Russel [...] performed in the true Humphrey and Mendoza stile – buff to buff.at buff, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 148: He [...] picked up culls and would have turned bully for us, had he spirit enough.at bully, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 205: This buck was snaffled by two Catchpoles.at catchpole, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 184: Her husband was arrested for debts she had contracted [...] she herself, by what I can understand, is contented now to char about the prison, and dispense her favours around, for a casual support.at char, v.
Memoirs (1995) III 178: She brought poor Bennett home all the contraband goods, with a chopping boy into the bargain, whom she was delivered of in about two months after her return.at chopping, adj.
Memoirs (1995) III 151: That celebrated cock baud, Doctor Achmet.at cock-bawd (n.) under cock, n.3
Memoirs (1995) III 146: Nor could any lady of the town cut a genteeler figure than Mrs Brooks, or shew a finer covey of birds.at covey, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 148: He [...] picked up culls and would have turned bully for us, had he spirit enough.at cull, n.1
Memoirs (1965) III 129: He was a mean looking ugly old fellow, and the dirtiest wretch I ever sat in company with. He was one of my danglers for a time, but had no chance of pleasing me.at dangler, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 194: My friend Type played a deep game.at deep, adj.
Memoirs (1995) III 182: A demi rep of some consequence, with her coach and suite of servants.at demi-rep, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 172: Here lies honest Moll Hall, / Who once had a great call, / And a fig for you all.at fig, n.1
Memoirs (1995) II 130: When I first came into the parlour, I took you for some English flashman, such as ladies in London have about them.at flashman, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 199: Not Broadhead but Flathead you surely should be, / As you’re really a Flat, in the highest degree.at flathead, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 219: Why Captain when those inquisitive girls ask you again, tell them the honest truth, that you were F---g.at fucking, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 155: A five guinea note, which she used to put in the old fumbler’s pocket.at fumbler, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 186: This whimsical affair caused great laughter, and a poor figure as my hero cut in the groves of Venus, yet he certainly was the conqueror by a chalk.at Venus’s highway, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 146: She now moves in a much higher sphere, keeping an excellent house.at house, n.1
Memoirs (1995) III 232: Serjeant Kite [...] carried me to his spunging-house, without a shilling in my pocket.at sponging-house, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 233: Mooney [...] took her into custody; and with the most dreadful imprecations threatened to drag her through the streets to his own villainous lock-up house, if she did not immediately give him five guineas.at lockup, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 162: Elinor West was a merry begotten, of R-- A-- of Capel-street, who when nine years old bound her to a ribbon-weaver.at merry-begotten (n.) under merry, adj.
Memoirs (1995) III 144: I [...] had them properly plied all night, with the pure native.at native, n.
Memoirs (1995) III 149: He [...] frequently had the honours of visits from several of my nuns.at nun, n.
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