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Beppo in London choose

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[UK] Beppo in London xvi: Beppo left her, caring not a jot.
at not care a jot, v.
[UK] Beppo in London lxxiv: Tongues are fluent and expert, When Bilk or Dandy wounds their reputation.
at bilk, n.
[UK] Beppo in London l ii: In Madrid Beppo had some fun, Danc’d – tippl’d – bosky got.
at bosky, adj.
[UK] Beppo in London liv: It was a patent Flute, and not on earth A finer shape’d one ever had been shaken – Besides ’twas perfect in the bottom keys, Which all musicians know are meant for C’s!
at C, n.1
[UK] Beppo in London x: A captivating fellow, Who’d laugh at catchpole and his awful rap.
at catchpole, n.
[UK] Beppo in London lxvi: Master Beppo on her charms stood gazing.
at charms, n.
[UK] Beppo in London x: He treated them with liquor, And paid the score by pawning of his clicker.
at clicker, n.3
[UK] Beppo in London lxxii: Poor Coachey [...] cried ‘G-- d-- you!’.
at coachy, n.
[UK] Beppo in London lxxiv: They reach’d the Bull-and-Mouth unhurt, And pass’d the Cyprians without molestation.
at Cyprian, n.
[UK] Beppo in London cii: Even C—lm—n [...] Declar’d ‘’twould d—nably annoy the fools!’.
at damnably, adv.
[UK] Beppo in London lxxiv: Tongues are fluent and expert, When Bilk or Dandy wounds their reputation.
at dandy, n.2
[UK] Beppo in London xcix: Why will they stop to have their downy okers Crush’d by the Giffords, Hallams, Lambs, and Crokers?
at downy, adj.1
[UK] Beppo in London liv: It was a patent Flute, and not on earth A finer shape’d one ever had been shaken – Besides ’twas perfect in the bottom keys, Which all musicians know are meant for C’s!
at flute, n.1
[UK] Beppo in London lxxxv: They easily procur’d admission, By off’ring up their little Henry Hases.
at Henry Hase, n.
[UK] Beppo in London xcviii: And, fegs!
at i’fecks!, excl.
[UK] Beppo in London xciv: I mean the mighty Quarterly Review, Written by Gifford, and the Lord knows who.
at Lord knows under Lord, n.1
[UK] Beppo in London x: A captivating fellow [...] fond of something that would make him mellow.
at mellow, adj.
[UK] Beppo in London xvi: Paris would subdue his anguish, ‘With nymphs for whom no shepherd need to languish’.
at nymph, n.
[UK] Beppo in London xxii: Those things which put our ladies in such puckers!
at in a pucker under pucker, n.
[UK] Beppo in London xiii: His affection was stifled, Nor Madame B----- of her honour rifled.
at rifle, v.
[UK] Beppo in London xlvii: You’re a trump by jingo!
at trump, n.2
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