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A Short Description of the Roads which lead to that Delightful Country called Merryland choose

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[UK] ‘Roger Pheuquewell’ Description of Roads to Merryland 7: A celebrated French Author, who hath (besides recommending this back Way as the best and easiest).
at French, adj.
[UK] ‘Roger Pheuquewell’ Description of Roads to Merryland 7: On account of the foggy Air, and the noisome Winds which frequently blow from Shittnland, [sic] there are few People chuse to go that Way.
at shitten, adj.
[UK] ‘Roger Pheuquewell’ Description of Roads to Merryland 2: I have ventured to substitute another Word in its Room [...] calling them Turnpikes.
at turnpike, n.
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