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The Literary Works of Matthew Prior choose

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[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I iii: That great achilles might imploy The Strength, design’d to ruin troy; He Din’d on Lion’s Marrow, spread On Toasts of Ammunition-Bread.
at ammunition, n.
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I iii 505: The Strength of ev’ry other Member, Is founded on your Belly-Timber.
at belly timber (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] M. Prior Thief and the Cordelier in Works (1959) I 459: There the ’Squire of the Pad, and the Knight of the Post, Find their Pains no more balk’d and their Hopes no more crost.
at cross, v.1
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) III 496: Your nicer Hottentotes think meet With Guts and Tripe to deck their Feet.
at Hottentot, n.
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I 506: From Milk-sop He starts up Mohack: [...] So thro’ the Street at Midnight scow’rs: Breaks Watch-men’s Heads, and Chair-men’s Glasses.
at Mohock, n.
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I iii 506: From Milk-sop He starts up Mohack: [...] So thro’ the Street at Midnight scow’rs: Breaks Watch-men’s Heads, and Chair-men’s Glasses.
at scour, v.2
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I ii 496: In china none hold Women sweet, Except their Snags are black as Jett.
at snag, n.1
[UK] M. Prior Thief and the Cordelier in Works (1959) I 459: There the Squire of the Pad, and the Knight of the Post, Find their Pains no more balk’d and their Hopes no more crost.
at squire of the pad (n.) under squire, n.
[UK] M. Prior Alma in Works (1959) I i 471: (They speak With small Respect of that old greek) That, putting all his Words together, ’Tis Three blew Beans in One blew Bladder.
at three blue beans in one blue bladder (n.) under three, adj.
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