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Sir Martin Mar-all choose

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[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all V i: A rare topping Health this: Come, Sir John, now you and I will be in our Altitudes.
at in one’s altitudes (adj.) under altitudes, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all V i: They say the Women govern their Ladies and you govern us: So if you play fast and loose, not a Gallant will bribe us for our Good-wills.
at play fast and loose with a woman’s apron-strings (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: A great Booby, an over-grown Oaf.
at booby, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all II i: By this Light, she has put the Change upon him! O sweet Woman-kind! how I love thee for that heavenly Gift of Lying!
at put the change on (v.) under change, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: I like a Colt that never yet was back’d.
at colt, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: You are one that had a Knock in your Cradle, a conceited Lack-wit.
at have a knock in the cradle (v.) under knock in the cradle, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: I have hit of a thing my self sometimes, when wiser Heads have miss’d it.
at hit, v.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: Leave off your winking and your pinking, with a horse-pox t’ye .
at horse-pox (n.) under horse, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: By the Mackings, I thought there was no good in’t.
at by the mack! (excl.) under mack, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all III i: By Coxbones, one Word more of all this Gibberish, and old Madge shall fly about your Ears.
at old madge, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all II i: Pox of her old mouldy Chops.
at mouldy, adj.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-All Act IV: Ile undertake I n’ere enjoy’d her Neice under the rate of 500 l. a time; never was womans flesh held up so high.
at niece, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: By Cox-nowns, it was an ill-natur’d Part.
at nouns!, excl.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: Ods Bobs this is very pretty. [...] Bodikins I like not that so well.
at odsbobs! (excl.) under ods, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: There were those that would have made bold with Mistriss Bride; an’ if she had strirr’d out of Doors, there were Whipsters abroad i’faith, Padders of Maiden-heads, that would have truss’d her up, and pick’d the Lock of her Affections.
at padder, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: Pox on’t, now I think on’t.
at pox on —! (excl.) under pox, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: Now, the Pox take you, Sir, what do you mean?
at pox take —! (excl.) under pox, n.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all V i: Hold your Tongue you Scanderbag Rogue you.
at scanderbeg, n.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all III i: I will not thank you for the Courtesie, which now I find you never did intend me—this is Confederacy, I smoak it now.
at smoke, v.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: Sir John, I fear, smoaks your Design.
at smoke, v.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: I hope I am old enough to spout English with you, Sir.
at spout, v.1
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: That’s the worst Game you could have played at, scarce one Woman in an hundred will play with you upon the Square.
at on the square under square, adj.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all V i: How I sweat for him! he’s remembering ever since he was born.
at sweat, v.2
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all I i: Now will this thick-scull’d Master of mine tell the whole Story to his Rival.
at thick-skulled (adj.) under thick, adj.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all V i: A rare topping Health this: Come, Sir John, now you and I will be in our Altitudes.
at topping, adj.
[UK] Dryden Sir Martin Mar-all IV i: There were those that would have made bold with Mistriss Bride; an’ if she had stirr’d out of Doors, there were Whipsters abroad i’faith, Padders of Maiden-heads, that would have truss’d her up, and pick’d the Lock of her Affections.
at whipster, n.
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