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[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: If ever man play’d with such cursed fortune, I’ll be hanged, and all for want of this damned ace.
at damned, adj.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant I i: I had too much of that [ale] last night; I was a little disguised, as they say.
at disguised, adj.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant V i: Thus far I have dogged them, and this way I am sure they must pass.
at dog, v.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant V ii: It seems you are desirous I should father this hans en kelder here.
at Hans-en-Kelder, n.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant I i: He’s a bold fellow, I vow to gad.
at gad, n.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: Jack Loveby, what think’st thou of a game at piquet, we two, hand to fist? you and I will play one single game for ten pieces.
at hand-to-fist (adv.) under hand, n.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: If ever man play’d with such cursed fortune, I’ll be hanged, and all for want of this damned ace – there’s your ten pieces, with a pox to you, for a rooking beggarly rascal as you are.
at I’ll be hanged! (excl.) under hang, v.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant I i: I was drunk; damnably drunk with ale; great hogan-mogan bloody ale.
at hogan-mogan, adj.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: Who, I with child! marry, heaven forbid!
at marry!, excl.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant II i: Pax on’t!
at pax on —!, excl.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: If ever man play’d with such cursed fortune, I’ll be hanged, and all for want of this damned ace – there’s your ten pieces, with a pox to you, for a rooking beggarly rascal as you are.
at pox on —! (excl.) under pox, n.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: If ever man play’d with such cursed fortune, I’ll be hanged, and all for want of this damned ace – there’s your ten pieces, with a pox to you, for a rooking beggarly rascal as you are.
at rook, v.1
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant II i: Nay, if he fought with the sword, he should give me leave to fight with the Scabbard.
at scabbard, n.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant II i: I never knew your grandmother was a Scotchwoman. Is she not a Tartar too?
at tartar, n.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant V ii: A mere tympany, sir, raised by a cushion.
at tympany, n.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: Uds so, look where Bibber is.
at ud, n.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant I ii: How now, yellow boys, by this good light! Sirrah, varlet, how came I by this gold?
at yellow boy (n.) under yellow, adj.
[UK] Dryden Wild Gallant IV i: Zounds, the rogue has a quint-major.
at zounds!, excl.
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