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In one part, especially, they overhang their base. It was here that Maggot and his friend stopped on their way home, and turned to look out upon the sea. "No sign o' pilchers yet," observed Maggot, referring to the immense shoals of pilchards which visit the Cornish coasts in the autumn of each year, and form a large portion of the wealth of the county. "Too soon," replied John Cock.
Away, good pilchers! Now blow your matches and stand fast: he comes here. 1 Cap. And now bend all your pikes. Enter Provost, Barnavelt, Lords, Guard. Prov. Cleere all the Skaffold; Let no more into th'Court; we are choakd with people. Bar. You are curteous in your preparations, gentlemen, 1 Lord. You must ascend, Sir. Bar. Feareles I will, my lords, And, what you can inflict, as feareles suffer.
It being there a festival day, each had something extraordinary allowed him; the choicest part of our entertainments was two pilchers, which were admired because they came from Portugal.
Here they burrowed like so many Grice, till the shoulder-tapping Pilchers of the Compter came a badger-drawing with their bludgeons. 'Twas a perfect chaos of clap-dishes, skeldering, cranion-legged Impostors, fittous cripples, and gambling bullies, for ever roaring over Post and Pair, or Dust Point, or throwing their Highmen, or barbing gold, or yelling profane songs and catches.
Pirates, pilchers, and borrowers, make a shew of their purchases and buildings, but not of that which they have taken from others: you see not the secret fees or bribes Lawyers take of their Clients, but you shall manifestly discover the alliances they make, the honours they get for their children, and the goodly houses they build.
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