Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs ; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; in a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; to which is added, a supplement to Grose's "Provincial glossary"
Pegge, Samuel, 1733-1800; Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791; Christmas, Henry, 1811-1868