THE HISTORY OF SLANG, OR THE VULGAR LANGUAGE OF FAST LIFE._A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.

Slang at Babylon and Nineveh—Old English Slang—Slang in the time of

Cromwell; and in the Court of Charles II.—Swift and Arbuthnot fond

of Slang—The origin of “_Cabbage_”—“The Real Simon Pure”—Tom Brown

and Ned Ward—Did Dr. Johnson compile a Slang Dictionary?—John Bee’s

absurd etymology of _Slang_—The true origin of the term—Derived from

the Gipseys—Burns and his fat friend, Grose—Slang used by all

classes, High and Low—Slang in Parliament, and amongst our

friends—New words not so reprehensible as old words burdened with

strange meanings—The poor Foreigner’s perplexity—Long and windy

Slang words—Vulgar corruptions 44–55

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