This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816. Excerpt: ... Enter Cokes, Mistress Overdo, and Grace We Llborn, followed by Waspe, loaded with toys. Cokes. Come, mistress Grace, come, sister, here's more fine sights yet, i' faith. Od's 'lid, where's Numps? Leath. What do you lack, gentlemen? what is't you buy? fine rattles, drums, babies, little dogs, and birds for ladies? what do you lack? Cokes. Good honest Numps, keep afore, 1 am so afraid thou'lt lose somewhat; my heart was at my mouth, when I mist thee. Waspe. You were best buy a whip in your hand to drive me. Cokes. Nay, do not mistake, Numps; thou art so apt to mistake! I would but watch the goods. Look you now, the treble fiddle was e'en almost like to be lost. Waspe. Pray you take heed you lose not yourself; your best way were e'en get up and ride for more surety. Buy a token's worth of great pins, to fasten yourself to my shoulder/ Leath. What do you lack, gentlemen? fine purses, pouches, pin-cases, pipes? what is't you lack? a pair o' smiths to wake you in the morning? or a fine whistling bird? Cokes. Numps, here be finer things than any we have bought by odds! and more delicate horses, a great deal; good Numps, stay, and come hither. Waspe. Will you scourse with him?' you are 1 Buy a token's worth of great pins. i. e. A farthing's worth. See Vol. I. p. 29. Will yvu scourse with him? i. e. Will you deal with him for his horses? We usually say horse-courser; but my learned in Smithfield, you may fit yourself with a fine easy going street-nag, for your saddle, again Michaelmas term, do: has he ne'er a little odd cart for you to make a caroch on, in the country, with four pied hobby-horses? Why the measles, should you stand here, with your train, cheapning of dogs, birds, and babies? you have no children to bestow them on, have you? Cokes. No, but again I ...
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