Pedant, 116, a pretender to Porter, A. M., 210, 211.

superior knowledge.
Pelisses, 220, cloaks.
Penny-fee, 67, wages.
Pent-house, 233, a projection
over a door, &c., for pro-
tection against the weather.
Perennial, 100, perpetual.
Perforce, 262, of necessity.
Periwig, 32, 36, 46, a kind
of wig.
Perjur'd, 69, perjured.
Pert, 126, pertly, saucily.
Petted, 87, fretted.
Into phalanx, 31, close array.
Phillida (Rev. J. Wolcot),
130, 131.

Phillis (R. Burns), 63.
Phillis (Rev. J. Wolcot), 134.
Phrase, 156, flattery.
Merry pin, 9, mood, humour.
Pindar, Peter-see Wolcot,
Rev. J.
Pindus, 40.

Pint stowp, 76, a measure
of two quarts.
Pipe, 229, bagpipes.
Pittance, 24, allowance of
food.

Plaidy, 120, a garment of
checked woollen cloth of
various colours.

Play'dst, 38, didst play.
Pleasure (Hon. W. 'R. Spen-
cer), 207.
Pledg'd, 157, pledged.
Plenishen, 119, furniture,

stock.

Pleugh(s), 67, 69, plough(s), A Plumb, 125, a fortune; in commercial slang, £100,000.

POEMS, &C.

Iliad, of Homer, 36.
Lyrical Ballads, by W.
Wordsworth and S. T.
Coleridge, 241.
Macbeth, by W. Shake-
speare, 295.

Odyssey, of Homer, 36.
Poems, by W. Cowper, 36.
Rights of Man, by Tom
Paine, 212.

Sibylline Leaves, by S. T.
Coleridge, 241.
Windsor Forest, by A.
Pope, 71.

Poll (C. Dibdin), 91.
Polly (C. Dibdin), 90.
Polly (C. Smart), 42.
Poortith, 58, poverty.
Pope, A., 71.
Porringer, 167, a porridge.
dish, a small basin.
Porritch, 70, porridge.

Posies, III, bunches
flowers, nosegays.
Pouch, 81, purse.
Pour'd, 73, poured.
Pouther'd, 221, powdered.
Pow, 88, head.
Pray'st, 144, prayest.
Pree'd, 118, tasted.
Prentice, 54, apprentice.
Prest, 70, pressed to take.
Pris'ner, 240, prisoner.
Promis'd, 56, 110, promised.
Prosp'rous, 20, prosperous.
Prov'st, 39, provest.
Prudence (Hon. W. R. Spen-
cer), 206.

Pu'd, 59, Pou'd, 76, pulled.
Puir, 219, poor.
Pullen, 47, poultry.
Puss, 24, 25, one of Cowper's
tame hares.

Pye, M.P., P.L.; H. J., 100,

IOI.

Quean, 96, a worthless

woman.

Queans (Scotch) [= young women], 162, 163, Beauties. Queen of the silver bow, 92, the moon.

Radcliffe, A., 214-217.
Rade, 221, rode.
Rake, 68, a dissolute fellow.
Ranger (Anon.), 124.
Raphael, S., 40.
Rashes, 53, 54, rushes.
Raven hair, 194, black as the

raven.

Rear'd, 78, reared.
Recover'd, 87, recovered.
Reef (C. Dibdin), 90.
Reek, 252, to give off vapour,
&c.

Reeking head, 6, steaming, perspiring.

Reel, 155, a frame upon which yarn is wound into skeins from the spindle. Reel, 110, à lively dance, in which the couples swing or whirl round, and sometimes pass, forming the figure 8. In reel and rout, 247. Refin'd, 73, refined. Rever'd, 72, revered. Rev'rently, 79, reverently. Reynard, 31, 34, the fox.

Richardson, Prof. W., 152, 153. Richmond hill, in Yorkshire,

203. Running such a rig, 5, playing

such a strange trick or frolic. Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, 241.

Rin, 54, 67, run.
Rind, 233, bark.
Ringdove, 108, a kind of
pigeon.

Robert (W. Roscoe), 224, 225.
Robin (Anon.), 160.
Robin, the Gardener at Berk-
hampstead Rectory, 18.
Rock, 155, a distaff; the staff
or frame about which flax,
wool, &c. is arranged, from
which the thread is drawn
in spinning.
Rocklay [roquelaure], 122,
a short cloak.
Rogers, S., 106-108.
Roscoe, W., 224, 225.
Did rot, 246, became foul.
Roun', 67, Roun, 155, round
about.

Roundelay, 108, a song in which the first strain is repeated.

Rov'd, 59, roved.
Row, 80, roll.

'Royal George,' The, 28, 29.
Ruin'd, 69, 79, ruined.
Rung, III, a cudgel.

Russet [= a reddish-brown colour] gown, 106, 181, a coarse homespun gown.

Thou's (Scotch) [is], 56, art. 'S (Scotch), 68, 110, as. Joy's been (Scotch), 63, 64, has. He's (Scotch), 110, has. Thou 's (Scotch) [=has], 77, hast.

'S (Scotch), 78, his.

'S, 2, 7, 41, 42, 53-55, 63, &c.,

is.

'S (Scotch), 77, us.

A' thing's, 220, all things are. Sack, a dry Spanish wine = sherry.

Sacristan [= sexton], 282, the officer who has charge of the sacristy or vestry of a church, the keeper of the vestments, &c.

Saddletree, 3. the frame forming the support of a saddle

Sae, 54, 58, 59, 62, 64, 82, 111,
&c., so.
Saft, 164, soft.
Saftly, 110, softly.

Sail, 50, war-ships; 231, 248, a ship.

Sair [sore], 63, 86, 163, 218, sorely.

Sair-won, 67, sore-won, hard

won.

=

Sandy [ Alexander] (W.
Dudgeon), 110, 111.
Sandy J. Lowe), 102, 103.
Sang(s), 81, 111, 162, song(s).
Sangster, III, songster,
singer.

Sapphics, 184, 212.
Sara (S. T. Coleridge), 240.
Sark-sleeve, 59, shirt-sleeve.
Saul, 162, 218, soul.
Savage, 127, savagely.
Thou saw (Scotch), 55, sawest.
Sawney (J. Ewen), 199.
Scalps, 94, the skin of the
head with the hair belonging
to it.
Scamp'ring, 11, scampering.
Scotia, 70, 72, 73, 163, 288,

Scotland.

Scotland, 84, 229. Screamin', 121, screaming. Scrip, 47, wallet, a small bag. Scritch, 274, screech. Sea, 21. Notice that this word rhymes with survey, and must have been pronounced like say: a remarkable persistence of the original A. S. sound of see, through nearly a thousand years. Seem'd, 156, seemed. Sel', 64, 218, self. Selkirk, A., 21-23, the sailor upon whose marooning experiences it has been thought that Defoe wrote his Robinson Crusoe. Sellin', 220, selling. Sev'ral, 72, several. Shachi't, 87, ill-shaped. Sha'na, 82, shall not. The share, 78, ploughshare. Shaw, 80, a small wood, a thicket or grove. Shaw, 163, show. She, the emphatic feminine Personal Pronoun, used where the poetical name of the Lady does not occur. She, 182, the Poet's wife. She'd, 118, she would. Sheen, 244, brightness; 254, bright, glittering. She'll, 96, 105, she will.

Shepherd, 104, 105, Lover. Sheridan, Rt. Hon. R. B. B., 96-98.

Shiv'ring, 102, 117, shivering. Shoon, 64, 87, shoes. Short hours, 137, the early hours of the morning, as one, two, &c. Short'ning, 102, 117, shortening.

Shouther, 87, shoulder. Shrieve, 262, 265, absolve. Sic, 58, 82, 155, 162, 222, &c., such.

Sigh'd, 57, sighed. Silent light, 261, steady, undisturbed.

Siller[= silver], 58, 64, money, wealth.

Siller, 157, silver.
Silly, 55, frail.
Silly buckets,

shallow.

253, frail,

Sin', 70, Sin, 76, since.
Sinfu', 218, sinful.
Skaith, 162, an injury.
Skaithe, 82, injure.
A skelp, 81, slap, stroke.
Skiff-boat, 263, a small light
boat.

Slae, 64, the sloe.
Slee, 162, sly.
Sleeket, 54, sleek.
Sleepin', 219, sleeping.
Slipp'ry, 230, slippery.
Slumber (Hon. W. R. Spen-
cer), 207.
Sma', 55, 121, small.
Smart, C., 42, 43.
Smith, C., 92.
Guides him smooth, or grim,
259, whether calm or stormy.
Smyth, Prof. W., 226-228.
Snap, 49, closing the fan
sharply.

Snapper, 81, stagger.
Snaw, 64, 88, 120, snow.
Snawie, 78, snowy.
Snell, 55, biting, bitter.
Soupe, 70, soup.
Southey, P.L.; R., 184-188.
Sowthers, 81, solders.
Spak, 86, spake.
Spen, 63, spend.
Spencer, Hon. W. R., 206-
209.

Spey, 229, a river in Aber-
deenshire, Scotland.
'Spied, 240, espied.
Spier'd, 87, inquired.
Spiers, 68, asks, inquires.
Spouse, 2, wife.
Sprecki'd, 78, speckled.
Spring, 220, a quick air
music, a reel.
Sp'rit, 189, spirit.
Thou 'st, 242, thou hast.

Tapsalteerie,

turvy.

53,

riage portion.

lake or pool.

Tars, 91, sailors.
Tauld, 121, told.
Tauntin', 220, taunting.
Teach, 266, tell.
Tellin', 220, telling.
Temperance (R. Lovell), 189.
Tend, 121, attend.

The tender tale, 69, their love.

Tent, 74, 220, take heed. Tent my tellin', 220, listen

to me.

Thick and thin, 3, whatever

is in the way. Tho', 53, 56, 57, 62, 63, 66, 74, &c., though. Thole, 56, suffer, endure. Thompson, W., 44. Thorough, 244, through. Thou thought (Scotch), 55, thoughtest. Thou'il, 59, thou wilt. Thou'lt, 154, thou wilt. Thou'rt, 82, 132, 134, thou art. Thowless, 121, sluggish, inactive (of mind); heedless. Thrang, 156, throng. Thrave, 55, twenty-four sheaves of grain. Threats, 149, threatens. A threesome reel, 156, a reel in which three take part together. Thretty, 121, thirty. Thro', 57, 110, 219, through. Throckmorton, J., 31. Throstle, 180, the songthrush.

Thy lane, 56, thyself alone.
Tickl'd, 70, tickled.
Tightlie, 220, tightly.
Till, 64, to.

Tine, 110, Tyne, 123, lose.
Tiney, 24, 25, one of Cowper's

tame hares.

tottering.

Tom (Anon.), 160. Tom, Thomas (W. Blake), 148, 149.

Tom (W. Hayley), 148, 149. Topers, 137, hard drinkers. T'other, 48, 209, 283, the other. Tourney Court, 286, a Court for the display of skill in arms, a tournament. To Town, 12, London. A towmond, 70, 81, a twelvemonth. Townshend,

Marquis Townshend; G., 161. Train, 66, company; 112, followers.

Train-Band, 1, the Militia. Tricks, 283, adorns, dresses. Trig, 120, neat, handsome. Such a trim, 8, state, condi. tion.

Trip the spring, 220, dance a reel.

Tripp'st, 189, trippest.
Tritons, 215, sea-deities.
Trudg'd, 156, trudged.
True, 118, 199, trow.
True Love (Hon. W. R.
Spencer), 206, 207.
Truth (Hon. W. R. Spencer),
206.

Try'd, 54, tried.

Tryermaine, 285, 288, 289. Tryste, 87, rendezvous. The trysted, 57, the ap. pointed. Tuck, Friar, 47. Tunefu', 80, tuneful. Turn'd, 156, turned. Turnpike Gates, 11, tollgates. Turnpike-men, 6, the who collect the tolls. Twa, 76, 77, 120, 121, two. 'Twas, 32, 48, 70, &c., it was. 'Twere, 48, 53, 89, &c., it

were.

men

'Twill, 164, it will. Twitt'ring, 191, twittering. 'Twixt, 48, betwixt.

Unaware, 253, without previous thought. The uncos, 68, the news. Unfeign'd, 68, unfeigned. Unnotic'd, 68, unnoticed. Unpractis'd, 123, unpractised.

ignorant. Unwin, M., 13, 37-39. He up, 86, went up. Upo', 199, upon. Uprist, 245, uprose. Upton, W., 203. Us'd, 154, used. Utter, 247, 248, extreme.

This melancholy Vale, 69, human life.

The Valentines' dealing, 58, the drawing on the eve of the 14th of February, by young people, for lovers or valentines.

Vaux, Lord Roland de (S. T. Coleridge), 284, 285, 288-290, 295.

Venus, 42, 44, 109, 112, 114,
206, 226, 240.
Vespers nine, 244, nine even-
ings.
Vi'let, 42, violet.
Virtue (R. Lovell), 189.
Vot'ry, 109, votary.
Vow'd, 86, 87, vowed.

Wales, 70, chooses.
Wallace, Sir W., 73, 84.
Walth, 119, wealth, plenty.
Wan, 157, won.

Wander'd, 121, wandered.
Wand'ring, 33, wandering.
Wanton, 105, trifler.
Wantons, 59, moves nimbly
from one twig to another.
Warden Pie, 47, a pie made
of warden pears.
Wardman, 194, a guard.
Ware, Hertfordshire, 8, 9.
Warl', 54, Warld, 61, 63,
world.
Warldings, 123, world-
lings.

Warld's, 163, 219, world's.

A Warlock, 87, a wizard.

Warly, 53, worldly.

I warrant you! 150, I assure you!

Warst, 81, worst.
War't, 119, were it.

T., 40.

Wa's, 55, 78, walls.

The Wash of Edmonton, 7,
where a pool, or brook, had
filled the roadway.
Wast, 55, waste.
Wat'ry, 30, 165, 230, watery.
Waught, 77, drink.
Waukin, 59, waking, watch-
ing.

Waur, 86, 157, 222, worse.
Way-sore, 184, footsore.
Weaken'd, 83, weakened.
Weal, 248, good.

64, well

We are Seven, 166-168. Wearin', 217, wearing. Wee, 54, 63, 118, &c., little. Wee-bit, 55, 56, 67, Wee bit, 155, 162, 163, tiny. Weel, 62, 69, &c., well. Weel-favour'd, favoured. Weel-featur'd, 64, good looking Weel-hain'd, 70, wellhoarded. Weel-mounted, 64, wellmounted. Weel-pleas'd, 68, 69, wellpleased. Weel-stockit, 85, stocked.

well

&c., where.

Whase, 57, Wha's, 157, whose.

Whate'er, 38. whatever. Wheel, 106, 156, a spinningwheel.

Whelm, 79, overwhelm, engulf. 'Whelming, 217, overwhelming.

Whene'er, 41, 48, 74, 81, &c., whenever.

Whiles, 244, while.
Whimsies, 14, fancies.
Who'd, 208, who would.
Whoe'er, 105, whoever.
Whyles, 55, 74, 81, &c.,
sometimes.
Wi', 54-56, 58, 59, 63, 67-69,
&c., with.
Wield, 111, handle.
Wife (Scotch), 67, 70, wife.
Wildered, 277, bewildered.
Wild-fire, 196, Ignis fatuus,
Will-o'-the-wisp.
Wilding, 192, wild.
Will I, 58, shall I.
William (C. Smart), 42.
William (W. Wordsworth,
P.L.), 178, 179.
I can win, 63, earn.
Winander, 165, Lake Win-
derinere, Westmorland.
Windermere, 282.
Win's, 55, winds.
Wi's, 78, with his.

Witlings, 43, little wits, pre-
tenders to wit.
Wolcot, Rev. J., 126–137.
Wond'ring, 7, 296, wonder-
ing.

Won't, 115, 126, 127, will not.
Wood Street, London, 181.
Wordsworth, P.L.; W.,
165-183.
Woty, W., 114.
The woven willows, 219, the
creel, &c.
Wrang, 82, wrong.
Wrench'd, 79, wrenched.
Wye, the river, 172-177.
Wyle, 74, wile, beguile.

Ye'd, 121, you would.
Ye'll, 62, ye will.
Ye're, 54, 220, ye are.
Ye're, 220, your.
Ye'se, 119, you shall.
Yestreen [=yester evening],
57, 58, 122, last night.
Yett, 221, gate.
Yewes, 85, ewes.
Yon, 57, yonder one.
Yon, 62, yonder.
'Yont, 70, beyond.
You'll, 52, 97, 179, you will.
Youngling, 72, young, youth-

ful.

The younkers, 68, the young

ones.

You're, 115, you are. Youthfu', 67, youthful.

Solomon.

Wish'd, 57, wished.

I wist, 247, 248, knew.
Witch's Lair, 282.

A Witch's oils, 247, preparations thrown into the fire by witches to produce flames of various colours.

Zion, 70, Jerusalem.

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A band of Cupids, th' other day VIII. 137
A Bard, grown desirous of... VIII. 229
A beauteous face, fine shape... VII. 287
A blithe and bonny Country Lass III. 271
A bony 'No!' with smyling...... III. 172
A Book, a Friend, a Song, a Glass X. 44
About the sweet bag of a bee... VI. IIO
Accurst be Love; and they that IV. 89
A Cobbler there was, and he...VIII. 222
A day, a night, an hour, of sweet III. 289
A decent mien, an elegance of VIII. 207
Adieu
v. 74
Adieu, fond Love! Farewell, you v. 67
Adieu! for a while, to the town IX. 146
A dooly season to a careful Dyte 1. 156
A face that should content me... II. 25
A faithful friend would I fain find I. 182
A famous Assembly was
VIII. 132
After many scorns like these...... V. 12
After so many concurring
VI. 30
Age (Beauty's tyrant!), why dost v. 254
A Grecian Youth, of talents rare IX. 150
Ah! Ben!
V. 271
Ah! blame me not, if no despair VII. 200
Ah! Celia! why so fiercely bent VII. 219
Ah! Cloris! that I now could sit VII. 232
Ah! cruel Beauty! could you... VII. 295
A headpiece made of Prudence vI. 190
Ah! fading Joy! how quickly art VII. 29
'Ah! gaze not on those eyes! VIII. 277
Ah! how sweet it is to love!... VII. 25

PAGE
V. 72

Ah! me!..
Ah! me! the little tyrant thief! VI. 90
Ah! my sweet Sweeting!......... II. 286
'Ah! ope, Lord Gregory! thy... X. 135
Ah! tell me no more, my dear Girl! x. 133
Ah! what happy days and nights VII. 270
Ah! what is Love? It is a
...... III. 254
Ah! who, in all those happy VIII. 300
A kiss I begged: but, smiling... VI. 187
Alack! Alack! What shall I do? II. 106
Alas! Madam! for stealing of a II. I
Alas! my heart! mine eye hath III. 230
Alas! my Love! ye do me...... III. 178
Alas! what shall I do for love? II. 109
Alas! why mad'st thou such a... VII. 188
Alexis!..
Alexis here, She stayed!
Alexis shunned his fellow...... VIII. 74
A little child, a limber Elf
X. 294
A little saint best fits a little... VI. 134
All in the Downs the Fleet was VIII. 160
All men, they do wish unto ...... II. 128
All my Past Life is mine no ... VII. 123
All Noblemen! of this take heed II. 160
All that glisters is not gold...... IV.
All thoughts, all passions, all
All ye woods, and trees, and
Almenon had a sort of merit!
Alone, by a lonely willow...... VIII. 273
A Lover I am; and a Lover I'll VI. 83
Altho' thou maun never be mine... X. 75

......

......

...

VII. 278
IV.
V. 290

...

5

X. 234

IV. 212

VIII. 292