Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative, of the Heterodox Speech of All Classes of Society for More Than Three Hundred Years. With Synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, Etc, Volum 3subscribers only, 1893 |
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Frases i termes més freqüents
AINSWORTH American American).-To Arry Ballads BARHAM called Canting Crew cheat collo colloquial colloquial).-To common common).-To COTGRAVE Daily Telegraph DICKENS Dict DODSLEY DRINKS and SCREWED drunk DURFEY EGAN English Fair fellow female pudendum FLASH FLORIO fool FRENCH FUNK GAME GAMMON GOOSE GREENS and RIDE GROSE GRUB GUTS Guy Mannering HAIR hand HANG HARD HEAD HELL Hence HOOK HORN HORSE Hudibras HUFF HUME NISBET Ingoldsby Legends intj Jack Jack Sheppard Jerry JONSON Lady Lexicon Balatronicum Lond London MATSELL MAYHEW MONOSYLLABLE NASHE Old Plays one's onyms Paul Clifford Pills Poems Poor popular Punch quial quot R. L. STEVENSON SCOTT sense SHAKSPEARE SITY slang street subs synonyms THACKERAY thieves thou Tom and Jerry trick Turf UNIV venery verb Vocabulum Vulg Winchester College woman Worlde of Wordes
Passatges populars
Pàgina 362 - Thou shalt not find it. I am, now, as fresh, As hot, as high, and in as jovial plight, As when, in that so celebrated scene, At recitation of our comedy, For entertainment of the great Valois, I acted young Antinous; and attracted The eyes and ears of all the ladies present, To admire each graceful gesture, note, and footing.
Pàgina 323 - ... he was led into the stable, where there was great choice, but he obliged him to take the horse which stood next to the stable door; so that every customer was alike well served according to his chance; and every horse ridden with the same justice; from whence it became a proverb when what ought to be your election was forced upon you, to say, Hobson's choice.
Pàgina 316 - I hate him for he is a Christian; But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Pàgina 240 - I'll venture to say, without scrutiny could he Pronounce her, off-handed, a Punch or a Judy. Did you see her, in short, that mud-hovel within, With her knees to her nose, and her nose to her chin, Leering up with that queer, indescribable grin, You'd lift up your hands in amazement, and cry, " — Well ! — I never did see such a regular Guy...
Pàgina 53 - And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help : Go to, then ; you come to me, and you say Shylock, we would have moneys...
Pàgina 328 - How monie hearts this day converts O' sinners and o' lasses ! Their hearts o' stane, gin night, are gane As saft as ony flesh is. There's some are fou o...
Pàgina 185 - Tis but a penance for A meal ; besides, you broke your fast. Greedy. That was But a bit to stay my stomach : a man in commission Give place to a tatterdemalion ! Mar. No bug1 words, sir; Should his worship hear you Greedy. Lose my dumpling too, And butter'd toasts, and woodcocks ! Mar.
Pàgina 167 - I can, that is not the best face, but the best entertainment. The meaning of the law was, that so much should be taken from a man, such a gobbet sliced off, that yet notwithstanding he might live in the same rank and condition he lived in before ; but now they fine men ten times more than they are worth.
Pàgina 178 - Good Man, a word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken ; in the city it means a rich man ; at Hockley in the Hole, or St. Giles's, an expert boxer ; at a bagnio in Covent Garden, a vigorous fornicator ; at an alehouse or tavern, one who loves his pot or bottle ; and sometimes, tho
Pàgina 133 - Federalists, although the last-named party polled nearly twothirds of the votes cast. A fancied resemblance of a map of the districts thus treated led Stuart, the painter, to add a few lines with his pencil, and say to Mr. Russell, editor of the Boston Sentinel, ' That will do for a Salamander.