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[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: I am in loue with a Wench [...] and I am in hate with a Gentleman, a yong Animall, and I would kill him.
at animal, n.1
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: Hee did abuse me in the presence of my sweet-heart, and did (sauing this good company) kisse my backside.
at backside, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: What, at Barley-breake? which couple are in hell?
at barley-break, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: O my Bird, my Chicke, my Doue.
at bird, n.1
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: I will carbonado thee, keep off, or in my fury I will cut thee into Atomes.
at carbonado, v.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: O my Bird, my Chick, my Dove.
at chick, n.1
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III i: I thought of nothing but dancing the shaking of the sheets with my sweet-heart.
at dance the shaking of the sheets (without music) (v.) under dance, v.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement V ii: Away you durty queane.
at dirty, adj.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement V i: O my starres, I doe acquit you all your iniuries, If you possesse me of Antonio.
at my stars!, excl.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: He tooke me napping on Midsummer Eue.
at catch someone napping (v.) under napping, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: Looke you Pages, where our Sweet-hearts and Pigsnies be.
at pigsnyes, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: bub.: Where is your daughter, sir? there is no Musick without her, she is the best Instrument to play upon. ruf.: And you shall have her between your legs presently. bub.: I had as liefe be betwixt hers, for all that.
at play, v.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: ’Sfoot, he kisses her.
at ’sfoot!, excl.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: ’Tis a pretty smug Wench.
at smug, adj.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement I i: If I fail, call me a Spider-catcher.
at spider-catcher (n.) under spider, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: gorg.: No, sir, your Loue is Venus faire, and shee is not [...] she is a slut. O that I were a flea vpon thy lip, There would I sucke for euer, and not skip. bub.: Sucke? gorg.: That is, you would not bite her by the lip. Or if thou thinkst I there too high am plast, Ile be content to sucke below thy waste. bub.: Which side she please.
at suck, v.1
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: Come sit down, saving your tail sir, a Cushion.
at tail, n.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement II i: You meane to tye that knot, nothing but Death is able to vundoe.
at tie the knot (v.) under tie, v.
[UK] J. Shirley School of Complement III ii: Sure thy father Was Maias sonne, disguis’d in Shepherds weeds.
at weeds, n.
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