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Marriage of Wit and Science choose

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[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science IV ii: Where are these lustrye blouds, that make their matche with mee?
at blood, n.1
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II i: Such a cockbrain as thou art, I never saw the like to it.
at cock-brain (n.) under cock, n.3
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science IV i: studye: I haue more neede to take a nappe in my bedde. will: Do soe and, here you, couche a coddes hedde.
at couch a hogshead (v.) under couch, v.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II i: Such a cockbraine as thou art I neuer saw the like to it.
at cox, n.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science V i: Gods fish hookkes and knowe you not mee.
at fish-hook (n.) under fish, n.1
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II i: Can I remember a longe tale of a man in the moone, With such circumstaunce and such flym flam.
at flim-flam, n.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science V i: Gods fish hookkes and knowe you not mee.
at God, n.1
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science V v: But what, no force ye are but Jack Sprot to mee.
at jack sprat, n.1
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II i: But what if she finde fault with these spindle shankes.
at spindleshanks, n.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science I i: Pleasure pricketh fourth my youth to feele a greater fyre, What though I be to young to shewe her sport in bed, Yet are there many in thys lande that at my yeares doe wedde.
at sport, n.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II i: Lusty like a herringe, with a bell about his necke, Wyse as a woodcocke: as brage as a bodylouse.
at woodcock, n.
[UK] Marriage of Wit and Science II ii: In fayth, I knowe a yonker that will ease you, / A lyuelye younge gentleman, as freshe as any flower.
at younker, n.
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