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The Distress’d Wife choose

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[UK] J. Gay Distressd Wife III vi: How can you, Jack, be so inhuman, as not to rescue the Girl out of the Paws of that old Baboon?
at baboon, n.
[UK] J. Gay Distressd Wife II viii: You are Beast enough to be fond of the Country, I find, and I am to be lugg’d thither to keep you Company.
at beast, adj.
[UK] J. Gay Distress’d Wife II viii: lady willit.: (Reads.) A Dangler. One that passes his Time with the Ladies; who says nothing, does nothing, means nothing, and whom nothing is meant. It puts one in mind of Mr. Flutter.
at dangler, n.
[UK] J. Gay Distress’d Wife II viii: lady willit.: (Reads) A Dangler. One that passes his time Time with the Ladies; who says nothing, does nothing, means nothing, and whom nothing is meant. It puts one in mind of Mr. Flutter..
at flutter, n.2
[UK] J. Gay Distress’d Wife II i: One would think, Girl, thou hadst a Mind to fuddle me.
at fuddle, v.
[UK] J. Gay Distress’d Wife II viii: The Girl is so cramm’d already, that she can’t guzzle down a Drop more.
at guzzle, v.1
[UK] J. Gay Distressd Wife II viii: You are Beast enough to be fond of the Country, I find, and I am to be lugg’d thither to keep you Company.
at lug, v.1
[UK] J. Gay Distressd Wife I viii: Heavens! How like a Mawkin the Thing looks!
at mawkin, n.
[UK] J. Gay Distressd Wife III iv: I believe Sir Thomas smoaks their Intimacy.
at smoke, v.1
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