The triumph of wit or, the canting dictionary. Being the newest and most useful academy: Containing The Mystery and Art of Canting, with the Original and Present Management thereof, and the Ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs, and various intrigues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c.

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