My Heart begins to fail me plaguily- would I could see 'em a little at a Distance before they come slap dash upon a Man.
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. I (of 6)"
Aphra Behn
As of most admirable Blessings: but harkye, Child, I am plaguily afraid thou'rt some scurvy honest thing of Quality by these odd Questions of thine, and hast some wicked Design upon my Body.
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. I (of 6)"
Aphra Behn
There was something plaguily odd about this young gentleman's manner.
"The Sea-Hawk"
Raphael Sabatini