26. Drury-Lane theatre was built in 1674 and burnt down in 1809.
the Hay-Market theatre took its name from the street in which it was situated, which was the site of a market for hay and straw from the reign of Elizabeth till the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was built in 1705.
27. the Exchange is at the east end of the Poultry. It was built by Sir Thomas Gresham and opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1571. It was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666, and has since been twice rebuilt.
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5. blots. In backgammon to expose a man to capture is called leaving a blot.
23. so many … which. Mixed construction: the many … which or so many … as.
32. spoken to. Obsolete in ordinary speaking and writing; survives in oratory.
34. my lodgings. The Spectator discourses on this subject in No. 12.
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10. complexion. Aspect, appearance. Cf. Shakespeare, Richard II., III. ii. 194: