Monody on the above Rat Killer.
Not a bark was heard—but a mournful whine
Broke in cadence slow from the race canine;
And the prick’d-up ear, and wagging tail,
Were drooping low ’mid the general wail.
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Not a bark was heard—but a lively squeak
Was echoed from rat to rat (a whole week),
From Whitechapel Church to Piccadilly,
Of “Long life to grim Death—for boning Billy!”
Done the thing Right.—Managed matters properly, taken care of one’s-self and one’s friend.
Dollop.—A handful. A lump of anything.
Dominoes.—The teeth.
Down.—Understanding. To be down. To understand, to be fly.
Doxies.—Loose women—prostitutes.
Dragging-Time.—The evening of a fair-day, when the wenches are pulled about.
Draggle-Tail.—A slut, a dunghill quean.
Drinking Freely.—Not paying for it.
Drop.—The gallows, which always proves to be the “last drop,” or “a drop too much.”