English poem
Ii
by John Stephen Farmer (1854–1916)
Just twig Miss Dolly at a hop-- She tries to come the graces! To gain her end she will not stop And all the swells she chases. She ogles, nods, and patters flash To ev'ry flatty cully Until she frisks him, at a splash Of rhino, wedge, and tully.
[1: women; prison] [2: pretty face] [3: stealing plate] [4: see; dance] [5: act] [6: talks slang] [7: susceptible fellow] [8: robs; entirely] [9: money]
THE BY-BLOW OF THE JUG [Notes] [1842]
[By PIERCE EGAN in Captain Macheath].