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The Belle’s Stratagem choose

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[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III iii: I am sure I would not blab.
at blab, v.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III i: D’ye think a body does not know how to talk to a sweetheart? He’s not the first I have had.
at body, n.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV i: About as long, my brisk widow, as you have been angling for a second husband.
at brisk, adj.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III ii: May I be a bottle, and an empty bottle, if you catch me at that!
at catch me! (excl.) under catch, v.1
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem I i: Arrived! Yes, faith, and has cut us all out. His carriage, his liveries, his dress, himself, are the rage of the day.
at cut out, v.2
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem I i: Death and fire!
at death!, excl.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem V v: Deuce take her! She’s six year’s younger than I am.
at deuce, the, phr.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem I i: What the devil brings you to this part of town?
at what the devil...?, phr.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem II i: How handsome the dog looks to-day!
at dog, n.2
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV i: Adieu! then I’m come in at the fag end!
at fag end, n.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III i: Look you, Mr. Curate; don’t think to come over me with your flim-flams, for a better man than ever trod in your shoes is coming over-sea to marry me.
at flim-flam, n.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV i: By gad, I don’t deceive you.
at gad, n.1
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV ii: Oh gemini! beg the petticoat’s pardon.
at gemini!, excl.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV i: Hang Harriet, and Charlotte, and Maria! the name your father gave ye!
at hang, v.1
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III i: Well, hang it!
at hang it (all)! (excl.) under hang, v.1
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem IV ii: Hell and ten thousand furies seize you all together!
at hell!, excl.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem V ii: You have hit it. Elle est mon caprice.
at hit it, v.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III ii: Hot-headed fool!
at hot-headed (adj.) under hot, adj.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III i: Laws! why don’t you know me?
at laws!, excl.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem II i: ’Sdeath! Another room full!
at ’sdeath!, excl.
[UK] H. Cowley Belle’s Stratagem III ii: Sally is very thick with Mr. Gibson, Sir George’s gentleman.
at thick, adj.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 3: Maas Ogul’s fille de chambre, Riggeltail, had a very grand design to ravish me of [...] my vatch, mi Lord, and de two stones dat hang to it — de seals.
at watch (chain) and seals, n.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 24: Show me tghe amorous hero that will charge with love’s fix’d bayonet [...] led on by the gallant General Cupid.
at bayonet, n.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 66: I’d better be on the look out, that no one disturb you in your devotions [...] and whistle The Black Joke, there be any danger.
at black joke, n.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 68: Those inestimable treasures that are conceal’d in the secret bower of bliss.
at bower (of bliss), n.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 15: I heard you were paying your addresses to a modest country wench [...] strike me stiff, if I ever meet you, I’ll blow you up to her — I’ll give you a character —.
at blow up, v.1
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 45: Oh, if it had n’t been for the presence of Doricourt, what a blow-up I’d given her — But I’ll check my passion.
at blow-up, n.1
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 63: I’m blown on the matrimonial turf, whip me! — at the very moment I thought of gaining the plate!
at blow, v.1
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 67: Let me mount the downy breach of Venus.
at breach, n.
[UK] Belle’s Stratagem 50: Afraid of kicking up a breeze in the presence of Doricourt, which would have for ever ruined my hopes , I resigned the seat.
at kick up a breeze (v.) under breeze, n.1
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