Those M&D words 5: Orange-girls

[Mark Kohut]

"the day wraps and fondles them"....from M & D below.
  What the day would be were it not conspired against........says ATD.

Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
  Having recovered a bit from the strenuous marathon of reading AtD (and 
following the group read) I am resuming the slow and sure process of filling 
in the blanks regarding some obscure words in M&D that I have accumulated 
upon my first reading. Any linguistic help from more knowledgeable P-listers 
is appreciated.

"Orange-girls and beggars, ale-pots, gaming in the Dirt, purses wafted away, 
glances intercepted, dogs bravely a-prowl for Scraps, as hungry Blademen for 
Dogs, Buskers wandering and standing still, with a Wind from the Gallows 
bringing ev'ry sigh, groan, and Ejaculation over the heads of the crowd to 
settle upon their hearing like Ash upon the Hats of spectators at a Fire, 
the Day wraps and fondles them as Mason and the temporarily heedless beauty 
move together thro' the crowd, till they reach a Barrow with Awnings rigg'd 
against the Sun. "Wine!" cries she, "oh let's do!" "

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