In awful prescience of th’ impending thwack,
Both Kiddies stood—and with prelusive spar,
And light manœuvering, kindled up the war.!”
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Boxiana; or, Sketches of Modern Pugilism, by Pierce Egan. London, 1820.
This is more particularly devoted to the Prize-ring, and its technicalities.
The Fancy: A selection from the Poetical Remains of the late Peter Corcoran, of Gray’s Inn, Student at Lawe London, Taylor & Hessey. 1820. This is written in imitation of Tom Crib’s Memorial to Congress, and is generally ascribed to James Smith, one of the authors of The Rejected Addresses. It abounds in cant, slang, and terms of the prize ring, and has a short glossary of terms.
The True History of Tom and Jerry; or, The Day and Night scenes of Life in London, with a Glossary of Slang. By Pierce Egan. About 1820.
Flash Dictionary of the Cant Words, Queer Sayings, and Crack Terms now in use in Flash Cribb Society. By Mr. Duncombe. 1820.
Jack Randall’s Diary of Proceedings at the Souse of Call for Genius. This is supposed to have been written by Thomas Moore, it contains numerous Slang parodies, relating to pugilism and fast life in London. 1820. Jack Randall was an ex-pugilist, who kept a public-house called the Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery Lane, frequented by the “fancy.” He died in 1828.