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A laconic narrative of the life and death of James Wilson, known by the name of Daft Jamie; to which is added, a few anecdotes relative to him and his old friend Boby Awl, an idiot who strolled about Edinburgh for many years choose

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[Scot] Life and Death of James Wilson 7: So Jamie marched up and down the kitchen [...] with his head up like a Peacock or a Bubbly-Jock.
at bubbly jock, n.
[Scot] Life and Death of James Wilson 12: That hellish monster, William Burke, Like Reynard sneaking on the lurk.
at lurk, n.
[Scot] Life and Death of James Wilson n.p.: That awful monster, William Burke, Like Reynard sneaking on the lurk [F&H].
at sneak, v.
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