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The life and times of James Catnach : (late of Seven Dials), ballad monger (1878)

Hindley, Charles, d. 1893, Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, ill · London : Reeves and Turner · leaf 148

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AT St. Jamess they dine, when, flushd with new wineTo the Gaming Tables they reel,Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five… … ^\7^0W Jerrys become a Fancy blade, J^> To Jacksons he often goes, And to shew his skill in the milling trade, He crackd poor Logicks nose.He gloried in having a turn-up, And was always the first in a lark,To bang and wallop the Charlies, And pommil them in the dark. CUT V.—Tom and Jerry at a…

Catnach, James, 1792-1841 · Printers -- Great Britain · Printing -- Great Britain History 19th century · Ballads, English -- Publishing England History 19th century · Chapbooks, English

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