English poem
Ix
by John Stephen Farmer (1854–1916)
Now then there is yer sumptuous Tuck-in of most scrumptious, And dainty mag-pie! Will ye jes' come and try?
[1: thieves] [2: money] [3: imprisoned] [4: hung] [5: counterfeiters; pickpockets] [6: magistrates] [7: police; informers] [8: prowling; begging letter writers] [9: writers of "blood and thunder"] [10: queer places] [11: thieves' resorts] [12: talk] [13: men] [14: prostitutes] [15: speech]
VILLON'S GOOD-NIGHT [1887]
[By WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY].