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The Devils Law-Case choose

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[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case I ii: Strange jugling tricks ... conveyed to a woman In a pudding.
at juggle, v.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case I i: I have heard Strange jugling tricks have been conveyed to a woman / In a Pudding.
at pudding, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case V iv: The Welshman in’s play, do what the Fencer could, Hung still an arse; he could not for’s life Make him come on brauely.
at hang an arse under arse, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV ii: May it please the Court, I am but a yong thing, And was drawne arsie varsie into the businesse.
at arsey-varsey, phr.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case V i: [He] goes ingeniously The next morning [...] makes a spacious button For his foyle of toasted cheese, and as sure as you liue, That made him come on braueliest.
at sure as you’re a foot high under sure as..., phr.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case II i: Shaking your elbow at the Taule-boord.
at shake one’s elbow (v.) under elbow, n.1
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case II i: When did you euere heare, that a Cocke Sparrow Had the French poxe?
at French pox (n.) under French, adj.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV i: That I could not think of this vertuous Gentleman Before I went to’th other Hog-grubber.
at hog, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case I ii: There is no warier Keeper of a Parke, To preuent Stalkers, or your Night-walkers.
at night walker, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case II i: O young quat, incontinence is plagu’d In all the creatures of the world [N].
at quat, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV ii: For I dare sweare that you will sweare a lye, A very filthy, stinking, rotten lye.
at rotten, adj.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV ii: For I dare sweare that you will sweare a lye, A very filthy, stinking, rotten lye.
at stinking, adj.1
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV ii: May it please the Court, I am but a yong thing, And was drawne arsie varsie into the businesse.
at thing, n.
[UK] Webster Devil’s Law-Case IV ii: Vds foot, we are spoyled.
at ud, n.
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