Rowlandson Delin. 1819.
“Buy my Sweet Roses?”
Fine ripe duke cherries, a ha’penny a stick and a penny a stick, ripe duke cherries!
Shrimps like prawns, a ha’penny a pot!
Green hastings!
“Fine large Cucumbers!”
Hot pudding!
Pots and kettles to mend!
’Ere’s yer toys for girls an’ boys!
Brick-dust was carried on the backs of asses and sold for knife-cleaning purposes at a penny a quart.