1881 W. Black Beautiful Wretch III 8: There were anonymous appeals to the runaways in agony columns.at agony column (n.) under agony, n.
1881 W. Black Beautiful Wretch III 2: ‘Madge has bolted?’ [...] ‘Yes. Gone and married that fellow Hanbury.’.at bolt, v.
1881 W. Black Beautiful Wretch III 27: I’ll bet you five sovereigns to one that they let him out on the next application [...] Are you on?at on, adv.1