Vulgar words in Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 - A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, - Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc (Page 1)
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But this created a suspicion among the people, that the Queen's favourite, Leicester, intended after her death to set up some bastard of his own, pretending it was born of her, and bred up privately."
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By the above extracts, which I fear you will find too long, harlequinades would seem rather to be derived from the wanton pranks of sprites than the coarse gambols of buffoons; and this derivation would certainly best agree with the accepted character of the modern harlequin.