Most Musical, Most Melancholy.—A Cockney gentleman who had been hearing a concert of old music, where every piece that was performed was in the programme termed an "op.," observed, as he went out, "Well, after all these 'ops, I vote we have some malt."
Cockneyism in the Country.—1st Cockney. I say, what sort of a 'ouse will do for a fowl-'ouse?
2nd Cockney. Lor' bless yer, hen-ny 'ouse.
Conundrum for Cockneys.—Which has the greater amount of animal heat, the beaver or the otter? Why, of course, the otter of the two.
SONG OF THE COCKNEY SPORTSMAN
How happy could I be in heather,
At the grouse gaily blazing away!