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Trivia, or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London choose

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[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk II 19: The Broker here his spacious Beaver wears, Upon his Brow sit Jealousies and Cares.
at beaver, n.1
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk III 43: ’Tis she who nightly strowls with saunt’ring Pace [...] With flatt’ring Sounds she sooths the cred’lous Ear, My noble Captain! Charmer! Love! my Dear! In Riding hood, near Tavern-Doors she pleas.
at captain, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk III 43: ’Tis she who nightly strowls with saunt’ring Pace [...] With flatt’ring Sounds she sooths the cred’lous Ear, My noble Captain! Charmer! Love! my Dear!
at charmer, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk III 43: Who now the Guinea-Dropper’s Bait regards, Tricked by the Sharper’s Dice, or Juggler’s Cards?
at guinea-dropper (n.) under guinea, n.2
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk III 46: Thy ruin’d Nose falls level with thy Face, Then shall thy Wife thy loathsome Kiss disdain, And wholesome Neighbours from thy Mug refrain.
at mug, n.1
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk II 20: Pass by the Meuse, nor try the *Thimbles Cheats. (*A Cheat, commonly practic’d in the Streets, with three Thimbles and a little Ball).
at thimble-rig, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk III 47: Who has not heard the Scourer’s Midnight Fame? Who has not trembled at the Mohock’s Name?
at scourer, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk II 31: Pleas’d Sempstresses the Lock’s fam’d Rape unfold; And Squirts read Garth, ’till Apozems grow cold.
at squirt, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1716) Bk II 20: Who ’gainst the Centry’s Box discharge their Tea.
at tea, n.
[UK] J. Gay Trivia (1730) 8: That garment best the winter’s rage defends / [...] / By* various names in various counties know [note] * A Joseph, a Wrap-Rascal, &c.
at wrap-rascal (n.) under wrap, v.
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