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The Visions of Dom Francisco Quevedo Villegas choose

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[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 303: I am as sick as a Dog of Powdering, Curling, and playing the Lady-bird.
at …a dog (adj.) under sick as…, adj.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 21: From Catchpoles as well as Devils, Libera nos Domine.
at catchpole, n.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 318: We understood somewhat too of the Cross-bite, and the use of the frail Dye.
at crossbite, n.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 324: How many Atturneys that would give ye Dispatch or Delay thereafter as they were greas’d!
at grease, v.1
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 307: There is no Valour, without Swearing, Quarrelling or Hectoring.
at hector, v.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 324: How many false Witnesses, and Knights of the Post, would set their Consciences like Clocks.
at knight of the post, n.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 306: How often must I be put to the Blush too, when every old Toast shall be calling me Old Acquaintance.
at old toast, n.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 318: We were in the other world intitled to the Order of the Squires of the Pad; and borrow’d now and then a small sum upon the Kings High-way.
at squire of the pad (n.) under squire, n.
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo (1708) 18: Your Beauties can never want Gallants to lay their Appetites [...] Whereas No-body will touch the ill-favour’d without a pair of tongs .
at wouldn’t touch it with a pair of tongs under touch, v.1
[UK] R. L’Estrange (trans.) Visions of Quevedo 305: I shall have never an Eye to see with [...] Wind-mills in my head.
at have windmills in the head (v.) under windmill, n.
[UK] Stevens Quevedo 405: Sayings ... as for Instance ... a meer Tom dingle; my whither d’ye go; a Pimp whisk; a tatter demallion; tittle tattle.
at pimp whisk (n.) under pimp, n.
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