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Word: buckhurst (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Pretty, witty Nell" soon became a fine comedian, caused such an uproar with her sallies and such a sensation with her "neat silk leg and pair of holland thighs" that half of the Restoration bucks were bidding for her favors. Hart sold her to Lord Buckhurst, but Nelly didn't like him, and besides, a scepter was already tapping at her door. Poet John Dryden has described some of the charms that caught the royal eye: "Oval face, clear skin, hazel eyes, thick brown eyebrows ... a full nether lip ... the bottom of your cheeks a little blub...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Darling Strumpet | 2/4/1952 | See Source »

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