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The Covent Garden Jester choose

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[UK] Covent Garden Jester (2nd edn) 7: Mr. Pitt [...] protested he would never again live in a house of office.
at house of office (n.) under house, n.1
[UK] Covent Garden Jester (2nd edn) 7: A pretty young woman being at Vauxhall to see the fire-works [...] and complaining of her shortness, a young man offered her to stand on his shoulders. Then, says she, you cannot see the fire-works. True, said he, but I shall see the water-works, which will please me much better.
at waterworks, n.
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