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A Brown Dozen of Drunkards choose

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[UK] T. Brown Dozen of Drunkards 14: [Lusty Lawrence] is so oft shaven with female Barbers, whose waters are heated with S. Anthonies fire, that vox populi cries, there went the haire away, so far and so fast plucked off by a French P. called if you will a Pincer, that there is not a haire betwixt his head and heaven.
at barber, n.1
[UK] T. Brown Dozen of Drunkards 13: No Jephthah’s daughter should bewaile her Virginity if she would but bend her string to his bow.
at bow, n.1
[UK] A Brown Dozen of Drunkards n.p.: [...] by one that hath drunk at St. Patrick’s Well [F&H].
at drink at St Patrick’s well (v.) under drink, v.
[UK] T. Brown Dozen of Drunkards 14: [Lusty Lawrence will] breake up every Bride Pie, ere it be well bak’d by Hymen.
at pie, n.
[UK] A Brown Dozen of Drunkards 14: [As Lusty Lawrence] waxeth wild with wine, he would seale all his obseane Letters with Virgins wax ... in this hot pot posture he will promise every maid marriage, and seale his promise if he can with his owne Image.
at seal, v.
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