 | Francis Grose - English language - 1785 - 206 pages
...ten thousand persons, as I have " harde reported, moreover in counterfeiting the Egyp" tian roges, they have devised a language among " themselves, which they name canting ; but others PREFACE. Hi " Pedlar's French, a speache compact thirty yeares since " of English, and a great number... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1813 - 540 pages
...unto above 10,000 persons, as I have heard reported. Moreover, in counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues, they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others pedlars French; a speech compact thirty years since ot English, and a great number of odd words of their own... | |
 | Francis Grose - English language - 1823 - 342 pages
...ten thousand " persons, as I have harde reported. More" over, in counterfeiting the Egyptian roges, they " have devised a language among themselves, " which they name Canting, but others Pedlars " French, a speache compact thirty years since " Of English, and a great number of odde " words of... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lambeth (London, England) - 1826 - 566 pages
...ten thousand persons, as I have heard it reported. Moreover, in counterfeiting the Egyptain rogues they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting ; but other pedlars, French, a speech composed thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lambeth (London, England) - 1826 - 556 pages
...ten thousand persons, as I have heard it reported. Moreover, in counterfeiting the Egyptain rogues they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting ; but other pedlars, French, a speech composed thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words... | |
 | Robert Southey - Christian life - 1829 - 466 pages
...it is affirmed that no fewer than 72,000 f criminals were * " In counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others Pedlar's French, a speech compact thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words of... | |
 | Robert Southey - Christian life - 1829 - 456 pages
...it is affirmed that no fewer than 72,000 f criminals were * " In counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others Pedlar's French, a speech compact thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words of... | |
 | Robert Southey - Christian life - 1829 - 458 pages
...it is affirmed that no fewer than 72,000 f criminals were * " In counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues they have devised a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others Pedlar's French, a speech compact thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words of... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1832 - 438 pages
...above 10,000 persons, as I have heard reported. * Moreover, in counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues, they have devised * a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others * pedlars' French; a speech compact thirty years since of English, and * a great number of odd words of their... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1832 - 442 pages
...above 10,000 persons, as I have heard reported. * Moreover, in counterfeiting the Egyptian rogues, they have devised * a language among themselves, which they name canting, but others ' pedlars' French; a speech compact thirty years since of English, and * a great number of odd words of their... | |
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French, a speech compact thirty years since of English and a great number of odd words of their own devising, without all order or reason ; and yet, such is it as none but themselves are able to understand. 
