Ballads, English -- Texts; English poetry -- 19th century; Street literature -- Great Britain
[71] A dandy of the first water in the time of the Regency. His vanity
was superlative. He essayed to play Romeo, creating nothing but roars
of laughter in the house. In the scene where Romeo dies, the audience
applauded him ironically; but he took it in earnest, and, getting up,
bowed, and _died again_, first of all carefully dusting the stage.
[72] Cant term for leaving lodgings without paying.
[73] Red herrings.
[74] Gin.
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