Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823 - 245 pàgines |
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... Devil got notice that GROSE was a dying , So whip ! at the summons , old Satan came flying : But when he approach'd where poor FRANCIS lay moaning , And saw each bed - post with its burden a groaning Astonished ! confounded ! cry'd ...
... Devil got notice that GROSE was a dying , So whip ! at the summons , old Satan came flying : But when he approach'd where poor FRANCIS lay moaning , And saw each bed - post with its burden a groaning Astonished ! confounded ! cry'd ...
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... devil is the gemman made of ? " while Mr. Grose , in his private clothes , stood , at Hooper's door , laughing at the ludicrous scene , and enjoying it beyond description . Tom Cocking likewise used to relate many droll cir- cumstances ...
... devil is the gemman made of ? " while Mr. Grose , in his private clothes , stood , at Hooper's door , laughing at the ludicrous scene , and enjoying it beyond description . Tom Cocking likewise used to relate many droll cir- cumstances ...
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... to cry : a saying used to children . BLACK SPICE RACKET . To rob chimney - sweepers of their soot - bag and soot . BLACK SPY . The devil ; a smith ; an informer . Cant . BLACK STRAP . Bene Carlo wine ; also port . BLA.
... to cry : a saying used to children . BLACK SPICE RACKET . To rob chimney - sweepers of their soot - bag and soot . BLACK SPY . The devil ; a smith ; an informer . Cant . BLACK STRAP . Bene Carlo wine ; also port . BLA.
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... DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house ; an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans . See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE . BLUE MOON . In allusion to a long ...
... DEVILS . Low spirits . BLUE FLAG . He has hoisted the blue flag ; he has com- menced publican , or taken a public house ; an allusion to the blue aprons worn by publicans . See ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE . BLUE MOON . In allusion to a long ...
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... devil in a high wind : as busy as a hen with one chick . BUTCHER'S DOG . To be like a butcher's dog ; i . e . lie by the beef without touching it : a simile often applicable to married men . BUTT . A dependant , poor relation , or ...
... devil in a high wind : as busy as a hen with one chick . BUTCHER'S DOG . To be like a butcher's dog ; i . e . lie by the beef without touching it : a simile often applicable to married men . BUTT . A dependant , poor relation , or ...
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Grose's Classical Dictionary of Th Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ... Francis Grose Previsualització no disponible - 2016 |
Grose's Classical Dictionary of Th Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ... Francis Grose Previsualització no disponible - 2019 |
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