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A Bickerstaff’s Burying choose

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[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying Act III: Adsheart, I shall be left ashoar.
at adsheart! (excl.) under ads, n.
[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying Act III: Adsbud, who do you think to chouse?
at adsblood! (excl.) under ads, n.
[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying Act I: E’gad, I always thought the Wedding-sheet the Winding-sheet of Pleasure, after a month [...] Zounds! I had rather sit in the Bilboes all Days of my Life.
at bilbo, n.
[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying n.p.: What the devil can be the matter? Why all this noise? here’s none but friends; I don’t apprehend that anybody can overhear you; this is something like the Irish cry [F&H].
at Irish cry (n.) under Irish, adj.
[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying Act I: I’faith, she’s a tite Vessel, and I’ll man her as titely, I warrant ye, my Lads.
at man, v.
[UK] S. Centlivre Bickerstaff’s Burying Act I: Odsfish! do you think I’d leave a first Rate for a Frigate; forsake a fine Lady for a Nell?
at od’s fish! (excl.) under ods, n.
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