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The Maid the Mistress choose

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[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress IV i: I’m big with Child, Sir.
at big, adj.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress V i: Honour is a meer Bubble, made use of by all the World.
at bubble, n.1
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress V i: I’m not at Leisure to harken to your Chit-Chat.
at chitchat, n.1
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress Epilogue: An injur’d and neglected Wife forsooth, Prefers her jealous Hunks to vigorous Youth.
at hunks, n.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress IV i: We are in Lob’s Pound.
at lob’s pound, n.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress IV i: Does your Uncle’s Will say you must be with Child before you are married, if so I shall have a lumping Pennyworth.
at lumping pennyworth, n.
[UK] W. Taverner The Maid the Mistress IV i: Look you Mrs. Nimble-chops, if you can make it out, that I got her with Child, I’ll marry her.
at Miss, n.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress V i: Hark ye, Mungrels, what do you grin at?
at mongrel, n.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress V i: Keep your Paws at a Distance.
at paw, n.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress III i: sir. da.: Where’s my Daughter? [...] char.: O within, Sir, prinking herself up.
at prink, v.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress II i: Why you --- ’Sheartlikins, I had like to have sworn.
at ’sheart!, excl.
[UK] W. Taverner Maid the Mistress I i: S’life I’ll not endure it.
at ’slife!, excl.
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