Villon’s Straight Tip To All Cross Coves (An important lesson for all who joined us for Monday's showing of The Nine Queens; all of the phrases describe unique grifts):

Suppose you screeve, or go cheap-jack?
  Or fake the broads? or fig a nag?
Or thimble-rig? or knap a yack?
  Or pitch a snide? or smash a rag?
  Suppose you duff? or nose and lag?
Or get the straight, and land your pot?
  How do you melt the multy swag?
  Booze and the blowens cop the lot.

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