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[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) III i: Peace you pernicious Rat [...] Away, suffer a gilded rascal, a low-bred despicable creeper, and insulting Toad, to spit poison’d venom in my face!
at creeper, n.
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) III i: One of your Courtiers [...] has made a Gap through another mans Inclosure. Now sir, here’s the question, who should be at charge of a Fur-bush to stop it?
at fur, n.
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) II i: He has a fair Sword, but his Hangers are faln.
at hanger, n.
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) II i: Her name is Joan Go-too’ t, I am her elder, but she has been at it before me.
at go to it (v.) under it, n.1
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) II i: Her name is Joan Go-too’ t, I am her elder, but she has been at it before me.
at at it under it, n.1
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) II i: Her name is Joan Go-too’ t, I am her elder, but she has been at it before me.
at it, n.1
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) III i: Peace you pernicious Rat.
at rat, n.1
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) II i: He has a fair Sword, but his Hangers are faln.
at sword, n.
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) III i: Oh beast, wast thou got a childe with a short thing too?
at thing, n.
[UK] Rowley & Shakespeare Birth of Merlin (1662) III i: Peace you pernicious Rat [...] Away, suffer a gilded rascal, a low-bred despicable creeper, and insulting Toad, to spit poison’d venom in my face!
at toad, n.
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