[8] Churchwarden windows: probably cheap, narrow windows.
[9] Sheridan Knowles: a writer of popular plays.
[10] Came out of Egypt: escaped from bondage, began a new course of life.
[11] Last: endurance.
[12] Snob: here, a mean-spirited fellow; one destitute of manliness.
[13] Don't hit under the line: don't take unfair advantage.
[14] Vice (vī-sē): in place of.
[15] Play: lightness, elasticity.
[16] Midge: a gnat or small fly.
[17] Grampus: a whale-like fish.