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The Comical History of Francion choose

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[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk iv 22: He said to the three buffles who stood with their hats in their hands. Tell me, you Wagges, Is not my page a gallant Boy?
at buffle, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion n.p.: If any of them chanc’d to be made dance ith’ rope, they thought him happy to be so freed of the care and trouble attends the miserable indigent [N].
at dance in/on a rope (v.) under dance, v.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk iv 22: To speak in that manner to those ignorants was to speak Greek unto them.
at Greek, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk ix 17: [He] advised her, after he had done playing with the Lute, that he could also play on another Instrument. [...] Come to me to morrow to the Wantons Cave, you, without doubt, shall find me there with my Instrument.
at instrument, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk vii 6: A hundred times and more, by Gis, I would have laid Pyebald against the best Mare.
at by Jis! (excl.) under Jis, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk xii 37: A great Lubber came down the Stairs, having a Sword in one hand, and a Bulls pizzle in the other.
at lubber, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk i 8: Goe, Hussy, thou art the boldest quean in the World.
at quean, n.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion (2005) 92: He had the keeping and disposall of the moneys, and yet shod not his mule at all.
at shoe one’s mule (v.) under shoe, v.
[UK] ‘Du Parc’ (trans.) Comical Hist. of Francion Bk I 8: Goe Hussy, thou art the boldest quean in the World, where hast thou got tipple to make thy selfe drunke this night?
at tipple, n.
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