SPECTATOR 109.
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16. conversation. Intercourse, behaviour. Cf. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, II. vi. 131, 'Octavia is of a holy, cold, and still conversation.'
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1. jetting. Projecting. Cf. Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, II. i. 64:
How dangerous
It is to jet upon a prince's right.
habit. v. note on p. 10, 1. 20.
2. The bonnet of the Yeomen of the Guard is a round cap of black velvet with a gold band.
10. the tilt-yard. Formerly the yard of St. James's Palace.
11. Whitehall was formerly a royal palace. It was almost entirely destroyed in the two fires of 1691 and 1697.
14. target. Small shield. Cf. Shakespeare, 3 Henry VI., II i. 40:
Bear
Upon my target three fair-shining suns.
16. pommel. Rim in front of saddle.
17. rid. Obsolete. Now rode.
tournament. Here used for lists.
24. the coffee-house, v. Appendix I.
27. bass-viol. A large fiddle-shaped instrument held between the legs. It was very fashionable in the eighteenth century, and was generally to be found in the sitting-rooms of the upper classes for the use of any guests who could perform on it. It is the viol-de-gamboys of Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Twelfth Night, i. iii. 27).
28. basket-hilt. Steel hilt shaped like a basket.
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1. go-cart. A sort of cage on small wheels for teaching children to walk.
5. hasty-pudding. A kind of batter made of flour or meal and water.
6. white-pot. A very rich Devonshire dish.
20. slashes. Slits to show the lining of a garment.
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18. knight of this shire. Member of Parliament for this county.
30. such. Such and such, a certain. Cf. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, I. iii. 128, 'You spurned me such a day.'
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2. discourse of. Discourse concerning. Cf. Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, II. iv. 140:
Now no discourse, except it be of love.
6. the battle of Worcester, 1651, was the final defeat of Charles II. by Cromwell.
7. whim. Whimsical idea.