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The Bird in a Cage choose

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[UK] J. Shirley Bird in a Cage III i: [He is] a very satyr, he leaps all comes near him.
at leap, v.
[UK] J. Shirley Bird in a Cage IV i: This is a wagtail of the city, which a silk man So dearly lov’d, he call’d it wife; but could not (Though in much jealousy he had cag’d her up) Keep her from flying out.
at wagtail, n.
[UK] J. Shirley Bird in a Cage ii: Is that he that has gold enough? would I had some of his yellow-hammers [F&H].
at yellowhammer, n.
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