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PEPYS AND THE ORANGE-WOMAN.
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    act gets quite out of his head, and then 'tis "Damme, what stuff's this?" he sees neither head nor tail to't.

    D'Urfey, Preface to the Banditti, 4to, 1686

    The noble peer may to the play repair,
    Court the pert damsel with her China-ware—
    Nay marry her—if he please—no one will care.
    D'Urfey, Prologue to a Fool's Preferment, 4to, 1688.

    The orange-miss that here cajoles the Duke
    May sell her rotten ware without rebuke.
    D'Urfey, Prologue to Don Quixote, Part I., 4to, 1694.