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[ 'Paul:' supposed to be Paul Benfield, Esq., M.P., who was engaged in the jobbing transactions of that period; others fill up the blank in the original copy with Hall—as, for instance, Croly in his excellent edition.]
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[ 'Hoadley:' Bishop, whose sentences were wire-drawn.]
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[ 'Figs:' a prize-fighting academy; 'White's:' a gaming-house, both much frequented by the young nobility.]
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[ 'Deadly sins:' the room hung with old tapestry, representing the seven deadly sins.]
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[ 'Ascapart:' a giant of romance.]