Lot 288
Cant Language.- Dictionary of the cant Language, 18 century poetry and 17 century religious work in a commonplace book, manuscript in several hands, 169pp. excluding blanks, 1f. loose, another f. torn and repaired with tape, browned, some dampstaining, 19th century buckram, lacks spine, folio, 1650s - 1830s.
Hammer Price: £1,400
Description
Cant Language.- Dictionary of the cant Language, 18 century poetry and 17 century religious work in a commonplace book, manuscript in several hands, 169pp. excluding blanks, 1f. loose, another f. torn and repaired with tape, browned, some dampstaining, 19th century buckram, lacks spine, folio, 1650s - 1830s.
⁂ Includes: "Dictionary of the cant Language... Banker a Salesman Servant as what do you buy... Meggs Guineas meet to Spend Money - or Petticoat... Slubble it, hold your tongue... Whibble sad drink Whiddle to tell or discover" [6pp.]; "An Ode to Garrick Upon the Talk of the Town [by Edward Moore]"; "An Epistle from Cambridge"; "Epitaph L.M. 1749 [Mary Leapor]"; "Fox Hunting by Wm. Somerville"; "Lyrics of the East by Mrs. Godwin" etc.
Cant language is the jargon or argot of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. Thieves cant was a feature of popular pamphlets and plays particularly between 1590 and 1615, but continued to feature in literature into the nineteenth century.
Description
Cant Language.- Dictionary of the cant Language, 18 century poetry and 17 century religious work in a commonplace book, manuscript in several hands, 169pp. excluding blanks, 1f. loose, another f. torn and repaired with tape, browned, some dampstaining, 19th century buckram, lacks spine, folio, 1650s - 1830s.
⁂ Includes: "Dictionary of the cant Language... Banker a Salesman Servant as what do you buy... Meggs Guineas meet to Spend Money - or Petticoat... Slubble it, hold your tongue... Whibble sad drink Whiddle to tell or discover" [6pp.]; "An Ode to Garrick Upon the Talk of the Town [by Edward Moore]"; "An Epistle from Cambridge"; "Epitaph L.M. 1749 [Mary Leapor]"; "Fox Hunting by Wm. Somerville"; "Lyrics of the East by Mrs. Godwin" etc.
Cant language is the jargon or argot of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. Thieves cant was a feature of popular pamphlets and plays particularly between 1590 and 1615, but continued to feature in literature into the nineteenth century.
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