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The Gentleman Dancing-Master choose

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[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I ii: We are not so much afraid to be taken up by the Watch, as by the taring midnight Ramblers or Houza-Women.
at rambler, n.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I i: Y fackins; but you shan’t ask him, if you go there to look you, you Prattle-box you, I’le ask him.
at prattle-box, n.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I i: Your Dancing-masters and Barbers are such finical smooth-tongu’d, tatling Fellows, and if you set ’em once a talking, they’ll ne’re a done, no more than when you set ’em a fidling.
at fiddle, v.1
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master III i: ’Tis your dainty Minx, that Jillflirt your Daughter here.
at gill-flirt, n.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I ii: Oh! if dat be all, I am very pockie; pockie enough Jarnie, that is the only French qualification may be had without going to Paris, mon foy.
at French, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master II i: caution: Y facks; but you shan’t, I’l ask him, and ask you no favour that I will. don diego: Y fackins; but you shan’t ask him, if you go there to look you, you Prattle-box you, I’le ask him.
at i’fecks!, excl.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I i: Hah, ah, ah, cousin, dou art a merry grigg – ma foy.
at merry grig (n.) under merry, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master I ii: And we are not so much afraid to be taken up by the Watch, as by the taring midnight Ramblers or Houza-Women.
at tearing, adj.
[UK] Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-Master IV i: So young a wheedle.
at wheadle, n.
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