and took a speel on to top of Rome.

    On Sten Saturday, t scaly som and Jerry for starring t over tile at Spike Park and got topped.

    Glossary

    Village, the London

    take a frig (rhyming slang)

    rookeries a sloy

    Irishieves

    sloop of war, a whore (rhyming slang)

    dollymop, a a ta, a

    streetwalker

    flas, to s, to display ones wares

    do of rain

    bonneter, a one wo gamble

    cool, to to look, to look over (back slang)

    longs and ss cards made for cing

    escape

    penniless, if at all

    snickert, a low alley way

    ginnel, a still lower alley way

    bone-grubber, a a person -ters,

    and all likely spots for refuse bones, which

    to the bone-

    mercs

    ruffler, a beggar pretending to be an old, maimed

    soldier

    shivering-jemmy, a a begger who exposes himself, half-naked,

    on a cold day to obtain alms. tion

    is unpleasant but exceedingly lucrative

    angler, an a t h a rod, having a

    ts into open

    nigch

    clapperdogeon, a a beggar wher of his own or

    borroo stir the

    cable

    sear, to to take a dram or glass of neat spirits; jocular

    p of grim earnestness, by

    old topers. t ardent

    spirits, taken neat by younger persons, usually bring

    er to their eyes

    I desire fire (rhyming slang)

    er of life gin (from aqua vitae?)