[18] Casts: sallies or explorations in different directions.
[19] Vantage-ground: a place of advantage.
[20] Thick: fool.
[21] Nicias's galleys: Grecian boats under the command of Nicias, a famous general.
[22] Homely: homelike.
[23] Bolstering: fights with pillows and bolsters.
[24] Post-boys: the boys that drove the coach and the post-chaises.
[25] Cornopean: a kind of trumpet.
[26] Highflyer: name of a coach.
[27] At large: free from restraint.