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‘Joan cudgels Ned’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 208: Joan cudgels Ned, yet Ned’s a Bully / Will cudgels Bess, yet Will’s a Cully [...] Die Joan and Will; give Bess to Ned, / And ev’ry Day she combs his Head.at bully, n.1
‘Joan cudgels Ned’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 208: Joan cudgels Ned, yet Ned’s a Bully / Will cudgels Bess, yet Will’s a Cully [...] Die Joan and Will; give Bess to Ned, / And ev’ry Day she combs his Head. ‘Wood, an Insect’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 75: Unless, like the Dutch, you would rather boil This Coiner of *Raps in a Cauldron of Oil. (*A cant Word in Ireland for a Counterfeit Half-penny).at rap, n.2
‘Clever Tom Clinch going to be hanged’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 145: The Hangman for pardon lay down on his Knee; Tom gave him a Kick in the Guts for his Fee, Then said, I must speak to the People a little, But I’ll see you all damn’d before I will whittle.at whittle, v.
‘A Panegyrick on the D---n’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 137: Let others with Fanatick Face, Talk of their Milk for Babes of Grace.at babe of grace (n.) under babe, n.
‘Lady’s Dressing-Room’ Miscellanies V (1736) 23: Ointments good for scabby chops.at chops, n.1
‘Beautiful young Nymph going to Bed’ Miscellanies V (1736) 29: By a faithless Bully drawn, At some Hedge-Tavern lies in Pawn.at hedge-tavern (n.) under hedge, adj.
‘On the Longitude’ Miscellanies IV (1751) 139: Now Ditton and Whiston May both bep-st on, And Whiston and Ditton May both be besh-t on.at piss on, v.
‘Strephon and Chloe’ Miscellanies V (1736) 31: None ever saw her pluck a Rose [...] Squat on her Hams, to make Maid’s Water.at pluck a rose (v.) under pluck, v.
‘On the Longitude’ Misc. IV (1751) 139: Now Ditton and Whiston May both bep-st on, And Whiston and Ditton May both be besh-t on.at shit on (v.) under shit, v.
‘Strephon and Chloe’ Miscellanies V (1736) 31: None ever saw her pluck a Rose [...] Squat on her Hams, to make Maid’s Water.at ham, n.1
‘Strephon and Chloe’ Miscellanies V (1736) 37: Twelve Cups of Tea [...] Has now constrain’d the Nymph to leak.at leak, v.
‘Cassinus and Peter’ in Miscellanies V (1736) 49: Two College Sophs of Cambridge Growth, Both special Wits.at soph, n.
‘On Poetry’ Miscellanies V (1751) 264: Yet why should we be lac’d to straight? I’ll give my ------ Butter-weight .at butter-weight (n.) under butter, n.1
‘On Poetry’ Miscellanies V (1751) 252: A Duchess, or a Suburb Wench.at suburb (wench) (n.) under suburb, n.
‘On Poetry’ Miscellanies V (1751) 249: To Statesmen would you give a Wipe, You print it in Italic Type.at wipe, n.
II Miscellanies 170: It was a beautiful little animal and stood me in a good sum. I never regarded money for that dear child.at stand, v.2
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