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The Harleian Miscellany: a collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts ... found in the late Earl of Oxford’s library, etc. choose

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[UK] Bale Enterlude Johan Baptystes in Harleian Misc. I (1808) 113: O tyme most joyfull, daye most splendiferus. The clereness of heaven now appeareth unto us.
at splendiferous, adj.
[UK] Quip for an Upstart Courtier in Harleian Misc. (1809) 244: To praise the Turnspit Iacke my Muse is mum, / Nor the entertainment of Iacke Drum / [...] / Nor Iacke of Douer that Grand Iury Iacke, / Nor Iacke Sawce (the worst knaue mongst the packe).
at jack of dover (n.) under jack, n.1
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 303: Every morning warme and colde, Nappie liquor, stout and bolde.
at nappy (ale), n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 308: The eighteenth was one Baudwin Barrelbelly.
at barrel-ass, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 273: Goody Goodale [...] standing stoutly in his opinion, that the barley-broath above all other, did beare away the bell, and neither grape nor berry might be compared to the maiestie of the mault .
at barley broth (n.) under barley, n.1
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 307: The marrow of sweet-souse, lapt up altogether within the crusty walls of paste-royal [...] a world of bellychere was contained therein. [...] In pleasure to abound, That wine and beer, and belly gut cheere, With plenty here be found.
at belly chere (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 306: With him came the blockheaded Baltronus [...] and that old huddle and twang Aristodemus.
at blockheaded, adj.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 302: The broth of bountifull Bacchus. Which copper-nosed crue, the knuckle-debunions Rome, so assaulted with a fresh canvazado the citie of Vinosa.
at crew, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 306: With the expence of an odde crinclepouch, wash yourselves within and without, and make yourselves as mery as dawes .
at crinklepouch, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 305: Don Tyburne will invite thee to a liveles feast, and teach thee the crosse caper in a halfepennie halter.
at cross-caper (n.) under cross, adj.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 307: His name was Gotfrey Grouthead; and with him he brought a wallet full of woodcocks’ heads.
at grouthead, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 308: The fourteenth was called Hodge Heviebreech.
at hodge, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 304: Yea, his very head so heavie as if it had beene harnessed in an horse-nightcap.
at horse’s nightcap (n.) under horse, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 305: Don Tyburne will invite thee to a liveles feast, and teach thee the crosse caper in a halfepennie halter.
at Mr, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 303: Bacchus, as willing [...] to teach him the tricke to shue the goose.
at shoe the (gray) goose (v.) under shoe, v.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 302: The greatest soakers shal be least controulde.
at soaker, n.1
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 307: The seventh was one Simon Swil-kan.
at swill-tub (n.) under swill, n.
[UK] ‘Philip Foulface’ Bacchus’ Bountie in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 307: Scarse had they tipled gyrum-wise [...] to whet their whistles; but comes in Bat Barlicap.
at wet one’s whistle (v.) under wet, v.
[UK] Pennyless Parliament of Thread-Bare Poets in Harleian Misc. III (1809) 76: But oh! you ale-knights, you that devour the marrow of the malt, and drink whole ale-tubs into consumptions.
at ale-knight (n.) under ale, n.
[UK] Pennyless Parliament of Thread-Bare Poets in Harleian Misc. III (1809) 76: The grocers are plentifully blessed, for their figs and raisins may allure fair lasses by authority.
at fig, n.1
[UK] Pennyless Parliament of Thread-Bare Poets in Harleian Misc. III (1809) 76: Those that depend on destiny, and not on God, may chance look through a narrow lattice at Footmen’s Inn*. [...] * Bridewell.
at footman’s inn, n.
[UK] Pennyless Parliament of Thread-Bare Poets in Harleian Misc. III (1809) 77: Those, that play fast and loose with women’s apron-strings, may chance make a journey for a Winchester pigeon.
at Winchester goose, n.
[UK] Pennyless Parliament of Thread-Bare Poets in Harleian Misc. III (1809) 72: It is lawful for those women [...] to chide, as well as they that drink small-beer all the winter; and those that clip, that they should not, shall have a horse night-cap, for their labour .
at horse’s nightcap (n.) under horse, n.
[UK] ‘Essex’s Ghost’ in Harleian Misc. III 514: Why should this bull head bishop [...] against me roar with brazen bull? / To pluck me from my sacred Seat and Throne.
at bull-head, n.1
[UK] Skelton Elynour Rummynge (rev. edn) in Harleian Misc. I (1744–46) 476: Our pots were full quarted, We were not thus thwarted, With froth-canne and nick-pot.
at nick-pot (n.) under nick, n.2
[UK] Skelton Elynour Rummynge (rev. edn) in Harleian Misc. I (1744–46) 478: Your pipes and your smoakes.
at smoke, n.
[UK] Skelton Elynour Rummynge (rev. edn) in Harleian Misc. I (1744–46) 477: My countrymens cases With fiery-smoak faces, Sucking and drinking, A filthie weede stinking.
at weed, n.1
[UK] Declaration of the Apprentices in Harleian Misc. V (1810) 307: Nor are we of the ribaldry of the city (as some blackmouths have uncharitably belched out against us).
at black mouth, n.1
[UK] St Hilary’s Tears in Harleian Misc. V (1810) 156: The Covent-Garden Lady of Iniquity.
at Covent Garden nun (n.) under Covent Garden, adj.
[UK] St Hilary’s Tears in Harleian Misc. II (1809) 215: From the Covent-Garden Lady of Iniquity, to the Turnbal-street Trull.
at trull, n.
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