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The Life of Henry Simms; Alias Young Gentleman Harry choose

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[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 23: I was informed that M—m’s Wife was arrested in a Fob Action, and sent to a Spunging-House.
at fob action (n.) under fob, n.
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 8: I [...] went to M— K—g’s, where I found two Rakes pretty much fuddled.
at fuddled, adj.
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 23: I was informed that M—m’s Wife was arrested in a Fob Action, and sent to a Spunging-House.
at sponging-house, n.
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 34: I came off the Forest for London, perceiving a Hurly Burly, and a great Mob at Thetford Turnpike, I rode up to see what was the Matter.
at mob, n.2
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 20: I [...] was taken by a Parcel of Thief-takers, and conducted to Clerkenwell Bridewell.
at parcel, n.
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 34: I generally drank both at and after my Meals pretty freely, I soon grew warm.
at warm, adj.
[UK] H. Simms Life of Henry Simms/Alias Young Gentleman Harry 23: I determined to Work at my old Trade, and in Broad St. Giles’s [...] I stopt a Coach, which contain’d a single Gentleman, from whom I took about 17s.
at work, v.
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