Characterisms, or the Modern Age Displayed; being an Attempt to Expose the Pretended Virtues of Both Sexes, 12mo (part i., Ladies; part ii., Gentlemen), E. Owen. 1750.
An anonymous work, from which some curious matter may be obtained.
Conybeare’s (Dean) Essay on Church Parties, reprinted from the Edinburgh Review, No. CC., October, 1853, 12mo. 1858.
Several curious instances of religious or pulpit Slang are given in this exceedingly interesting little volume.
Corcoron (Peter.) The Fancy, a Poem, 12mo. 182-.
Abounding in Slang words and the terms of the prize-ring. Written in imitation of Moore’s Tom Crib’s Memorial, by one of the authors of The Rejected Addresses.
Cotton’s (Charles) Genuine Poetical Works, 12mo. 1771.
“Scarronides, or Virgil Travestie, being the first and fourth Books of Virgil’s Æneis, in English burlesque,” 8vo, 1672, and other works by this author, contain numerous vulgar words now known as Slang.
Decker’s (Thomas) The Bellman of London; bringing to light the most notorious villanies that are now practised in the Kingdom; 4to, black letter. London, 1608.
Watt says this is the first book which professes to give an account of the Canting language of thieves and vagabonds. But this is wrong, as will have been seen from the remarks on Harman, who collected the words of the vagabond crew half a century before.