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The Agreeable Surprise choose

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[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) I i: In Jacky Bull, when bound for France, / The gosling you discover.
at John Bull, n.1
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) I i: Ay, all my Latin’s Greek to these people.
at Greek, n.
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) II ii: Ods-daisy! but I’ll huff him; will that do? I’ll pull his wig. He’s mighty proud of his wig.
at huff, v.
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) I i: He charms the female heart, oh, la! / The pink of macaronies.
at macaroni, n.1
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) I i: Ha, ha, ha! this mouldy old widow will have him in spite of her teeth.
at mouldy, adj.
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) II iii: For omne bene he applies, / He’s Dead-Alive in critic’s paw.
at paw, n.
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) I i: He charms the female heart, oh, la! / The pink of macaronies.
at pink, n.
[Aus] P. de Marivaux Agreeable Surprise (translation) II ii: Damn the old wig-block.
at wig-block (n.) under wig, n.2
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