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The She-Gallants, or, Once a lover; and always a lover. choose

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[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants I i: Adzooks, adzooks, the Town swarms with them; one is call'd Vaunter, and the other Sir Iohn Airy, Fops, with great Estates.
at adzooks!, excl.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: Adzookers, when I have such Servants they shall never be seen without broken heads.
at adzooks!, excl.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants I i: Adzooks, adzooks, the Town swarms with them; one is call'd Vaunter, and the other Sir Iohn Airy, Fops, with great Estates.
at airy, adj.1
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: He speaks like an Angel, beged [...] Men are as abominable Rogues as ever, always Drunk, and always Pox’d, begad.
at begad!, excl.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants I i: [O]ne is call'd Vaunter, and the other Sir Iohn Airy, Fops, with great Estates; Cullies to the Women, and Bubbles to the Men.
at bubble, n.1
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: Vaun. Geddemme, if I cou'd meet with this Bellamour, I shou'd be provok’d to forbid the Banes, beged, by mincing the Dog to Atoms. Sir I. Aery. Say‘st thou so, Bully-Rock, beged yonder he comes.
at bully-rock (n.) under bully, n.1
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: Speak to her, Geddemme, No: Was ever any thing so foolish?
at god-damn, v.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: Vaun. I'll write her a Letter by the Penny-Post, that shall give such a Character of him [i.e. a rival lover]as shall infallibly do his business.
at do, v.1
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants V i: Nor when the draggle tail Mask, sends for you out from Chauvisses, swear that ’tis a great Lady that shall be nameless, that has stolen from her Lord.
at draggle-tailed, adj.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II 1: [T]ho she grows never so old, so odious, so stinking, and ill-favour'd, phogh.
at faugh!, excl.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants V i: Gad zoons what marry a Chamber-maid.
at gadsnouns! (excl.) under gad, n.1
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II 1: [U]pon these occasions I am always Mum.
at mum, adj.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II 1: Parsons that point out Roads they ne're go.
at parson, n.
[UK] G. Granville She-Gallants II i: If a Man calls me Son of a Whore, Begad I always take it for a mark of familiarity and kindness.
at sonofabitch, n.
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