I've also found this in other works in the phrases "porterly language," and "porterly drunk."
But as to her sordid menace... Broken bones, Belford!-- Who can bear this porterly threatening!Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
I've also found this in other works in the phrases "porterly language," and "porterly drunk."
But as to her sordid menace... Broken bones, Belford!-- Who can bear this porterly threatening!
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson