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Rivals (1776) IV ii: O! she’s as mad as Bedlam!at mad as..., adj.
Rivals (1776) IV ii: O! she’s as mad as Bedlam! Rivals (1776) II ii: Ah, then, you baggage! I’ll make it a truth presently.at baggage, n.
Rivals (1776) II i: You blockhead, never say more than is necessary.at blockhead, n.1
Rivals (1776) V ii: ‘O, booby! stab away and welcome’ – says she.at booby, n.1
Rivals (1776) II i: Adieu, Jack, we must meet at night when you shall give me a dozen bumpers to little Lydia.at bumper, n.2
Rivals (1776) V iii: But I hope, Mr. Falkland, as there are three of us come on purpose for the game – you won’t be so cantankerous as to spoil the party by sitting out.at cantankerous, adj.
Rivals (1776) Epilogue: The cit – well skilled to shun domestic strife – / Will sup abroad; – but first – he’ll ask his wife.at cit, n.
The Rivals (1776) I i: But d--m the place, I’m tired of it.at damn, v.
Rivals (1776) II i: Pray Mr. – what’s his d---d name?at damned, adj.
Rivals (1776) I i: Who the deuce thought of seeing you in Bath!at deuce, the, phr.
Rivals (1776) II i: I’ll tell you what, Jack – I mean, you dog – if you don’t, by –.at dog, n.2
Rivals (1776) IV i: I’ll say you are a determined dog – hey, Bob?at dog, n.2
Rivals (1776) III i: I’ll never forgive you if you don’t come back, stark mad with rapture and impatience – if you don’t, egad, I’ll marry the girl myself!at egad!, excl.
Rivals (1776) V ii: absolute: Sir, I’ll explain to you [...] I intend, if she refuses to forgive me – to un-sheathe this sword – and swear – I’ll fall upon its point, and expire at her feet! sir anthony: Fall upon a fiddlestick’s end! – why, I suppose it is the very thing that will please her. Get along, you fool.at fiddlestick, n.
Rivals (1776) III iii: Thus, like garden-trees, they seldom show fruit, till time has fobbed them of the more specious blossom.at fob, v.
Rivals (1776) II ii: O gemini! and I have been waiting for your worship here on the North.at gemini!, excl.
Rivals (1776) III i: Hang your respect and duty.at hang!, excl.
The Rivals (1776) V i: You have been crying! – I’ll be hanged, if that Faulkland has been tormenting you!at I’ll be hanged! (excl.) under hang, v.1
Rivals (1776) II i: The ancients would never stick to an oath or two, but would say, by Jove! or by Bacchus! or by Mars!at by Jove! (excl.) under Jove, n.
Rivals (1776) I i: Their regular hours stupefy me – not a fiddle nor a card after eleven! – However, Mr. Faulkland’s gentleman and I keep it up a little in private parties.at keep it up (v.) under keep, v.
Rivals (1776) I ii: Lud! ma’am, here is Miss Melville.at lud!, excl.
Rivals (1776) II ii: O true, sir – but then she reads so – my stars! how will she read off-hand!at my stars!, excl.
Rivals (1776) I i: When I heard how the lawyers and doctors had took to their own hair, I thought how ’twould go next: – Odd rabbit it! when the fashion had got foot on the Bar, I guessed ’twould mount to the Box!at od rot it! under od, n.
Rivals (1776) I i: Odd! Sir Anthony will stare to see the Captain here!at od, n.
Rivals (1776) II i: Od’so! she and your father can be but just arrived before me.at odso! (excl.) under ods, n.
Rivals (1776) I i: Hey! – Odd’s life! – Mr. Fag! at ods my life! (excl.) under ods, n.
Rivals (1776) II i: To be monkey-led for a night! – to run the gauntlet thro’ a string of amorous palming puppies!at puppy, n.
Rivals (1776) III iv: I must rub up my balancing, and chasing, and boring.at rub up, v.
Rivals (1776) II i: ’Sdeath! – you rascal! you have not trusted him!at ’sdeath!, excl.
Rivals (1776) V i: Why, is it not provoking? when I thought we were coming to the prettiest distress imaginable, to find myself made a mere Smithfield bargain of at last.at Smithfield bargain (n.) under Smithfield, n.
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