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Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/3: Those ‘bits of blood,’ the N—ns, are prominent personages; but SAM delicately informs them that there are some in the room who, clever as they are, have forgotten more than they ever learned.at bit of blood (n.) under bit, n.1
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/3: Those ‘bits of blood,’ the N—ns, are prominent personages; but SAM delicately informs them that there are some in the room who, clever as they are, have forgotten more than they ever learned. Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/1: [E]very owner of a noticeable bunch of fives exhibits to the frequenter of Spring’s parlour his pictorial mug.at bunch of fives, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 4/3: [H]e wildly rushes into a cigar shop; and if there happens to be a pretty girl there, all the better for the cabbages, for he thinks nothing of the flavour of the weed, whilst she hands him a light.at cabbage, n.2
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 1/1: [S]uch a flood of brilliancy poured upon us, that, as a Yankee would say, ‘It was a caution’.at caution, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 2/3: We will suppose ourselves to be in Hungerford market, chaffering for a pound of beefsteak with Tom M—y, the florid knocker-down of mutton.at chaffer, v.1
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 3/2: It is not true that Coffin the little, dark haired, smutty p—r of Ox—d-street, M—e-end, is a Methodist preacher, though he wears a white ‘choke’ and palavers.at choke, n.1
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 4/1: The linendraper’s lad, who jumps G—s’ counter in the Strand, / Swears Sam is quite a brick.at counter-jumper, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 2/2: Sam Sly’s ‘Advice Gratis’ [...] He advises Mr. E—y [...] to be more careful when he waters his milk next time. The neighbours can see all his doings with the ‘black cow’ .at black cow (n.) under cow, n.1
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 4/3: If [...] you happen to have a pair of ‘crab-shells’ which are only warranted to keep out large stones [...] A bad pair of ‘crabs’ is a certain sign that the owner does not know bow to raise a few shillings.at crab-shells (n.) under crab, n.1
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 4/2: The British Sailor was cursing Britannia for not lending him
twopence for another drain.at drain, n.1
Sam Sly 23 Dec. 1/3: THINGS SAM SLY WISHES TO KNOW ‘VERY PARTICULARLY.’ [...] Why the Commissioners of Woods and Forests don’t request visitors to St. James’s Park to protect the lady ducks as the aquatic ones?at duck, n.1
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/2: It is not true that R—t M—e is a barrister’s fag in the Temple.at fag, n.1
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 4/1: The face of this son of the land o’ cakes is very florid, and of a remarkably soft and pleasing expression.at land o’ cakes (n.) under land, n.3
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 2/3: We would advise C—es N—th, C—er’s loblolly-boy, not to be talking so much about his cousin S—y getting married.at loblolly boy (n.) under loblolly, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 3/2: It is not true that lushing Jem W—r, of the Min—s, is
about to take the teetotal pledge once more. Jem says that he has
broken it nine times, so it is of no use for him to try to break off
his bad habits.at lushing, adj.
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/3: We should strongly recommend this individual to exercise his vocal talents (mother of Moses! forgive us), for the future, in tap- rooms.at Moses!, excl.
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 4/1: [H]e has just taken from a ‘mull,’ surmounted by a real genuine cairngorm, a pinch of Irish blackguard, with which he is enthusiastically fraternising.at mull, n.2
Sam Sly Dec. 3/3: Mr. Dumbolton's troupe of niggers are delighting crowded audiences [...] There are three of the original Ethiopian Serenaders in the company; the rest are new to England.at nigger, n.1
Sam Sly 23 Dec. 4/3: Dick put a couple of balls in his nob, / And purwailed on him to stop.at nob, n.1
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 4/3: We have our sharp optics on the youth you mention.at optic, n.
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 3/3: [T]o hear him sing a hunting song, one would think [he] had been born upon pig-skin.at pigskin, n.
Sam Sly 23 Dec. 4/1: There lives near Gray's Inn Road a letter-carrying chap, / Who has a decent wife, for whom he does not care a rap.at not care a rap (for) (v.) under rap, n.2
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 4/1: ‘Wenus’ exhibited her ponderous proportions, to the intense delight of those present, who, in their enthusiasm, exclaimed—‘Stunning,’ ‘Ripping,’ ‘Crikey,’ and such like rapturous phrases.at ripping!, excl.
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 2/2: Sam does not approve of so much flirting and flaunting with every young blade who chatters ‘soft sawder’ to her in front of the bar.at soft sawder, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 3/2: It is not true that Mr. G—n—ld, the Schneider of Gre—h,
is going to abandon old ale and bagatelle.at schneider, n.
Sam Sly 23 Dec. 1/1: The
woman who is dancing with him is Mary H—w—tt, who has
been shelved by Andersen, the Swedish novelist, Mary having
prigged his productions.at shelf, v.
Sam Sly 30 Dec. 4/1: Sam sly is now as much, a thing required by most, / As the Times is by the mefchant, or by tops the Morning Post.at top, n.
Sam Sly 9 Dec. 1/3: An incredible number of glasses of stout — hot with — cold without — [...] are consumed.at with/without, prep.
Sam Sly 2 June 4/1: We advise T——s S——d, alias the Nobby Carpenter Lad [...] not to knock about so much with Miss H——y.at knock about, v.1
Sam Sly 3 Feb. 4/2: They sais Mister Sli as yew takes the part of poor childering, so i thort i'd tell yew wat gid we orfans the bellyake.at belly-ache, n.
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