Meta tags:
description= A creature’s reach should exceed its grasp;
Headings (most frequently used words):
the, from, in, to, tree, knife, for, and, you, me, gallows, with, advantage, rogue, hang, roguish, of, 2024, phb, folklore, fiction, rpgs, hoist, colours, tyburn, black, go, dead, johnny, cash, nick, cave, bad, seeds, ballad, de, condition, france, pruning, posts, pickpocket, patently, word, formation, was, prison, came, ballads, hanged, swinging, never, shall, we, die, rogues, fantasy, ttrpgs, that, aren, dungeons, dragons, sneak, attacker, cheat, sheet, ways, attack, tweaks, phonics, thieves, guilds, history, according, pathfinder, knives, commoners, cold, iron, post, navigation, creature, reach, should, exceed, its, grasp, hans, zimmer, shirley, collins, since, laws, were, made, joan, baez, long, veil, oscar, isaac, punch, brothers, secret, sisters, oh, chapel, hill, seven, curses, ewan, maccoll, down, ye, murderers, jennifer, lawrence, hanging, let, play, heaven, hell, odetta, pole, 10, 25, minutes, 11, sam, hall, 12, up, jumped, devil, 13, rat, orchestra, procession, 14, john, harle, marc, almond, 15, cocorosie, 16, tiger, lillies, tomorrow, 17, tom, hollander, which, macheath, begs, all, mens, forgiveness, 18, saga, ragnar, lodbrock, ballade, des, pendus, 19, mercy, seat, 20, graveyard, train, beelzebub, 21, samuel, kim, feat, colm, mcguinness, basics, roll, when, invisible, blinded, methods, get, arcane, trickster, assassin, soulknife, thief, grafting, greffoir, thiers, trinxet, mallorca, spain, shepherd, couteau, berger, corsica, folding, billhook, roncola, italy, huge, saca, tripas, guanajuato, mexico, lot, them, words, metals, menu, licence, blog, categories, recent, top,
Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (571), and (331), from (145), you (117), that (113), for (109), target (106), with (94), iron (83), #attack (75), this (65), but (63), can (57), are (53), not (52), all (52), cold (49), they (47), rogue (41), who (41), your (38), was (35), one (32), wizard (30), like (27), here (27), knife (27), prone (25), minute (24), rogues (23), thieves (23), more (23), only (23), level (23), see (23), lyrics (23), them (22), round (22), music (22), have (21), made (21), while (21), which (21), feat (21), tree (20), out (20), his (20), bard (20), knives (19), gallows (19), very (19), just (19), blinded (19), sorcerer (19), now (18), 2024 (18), first (18), turn (17), action (17), restrained (17), druid (17), well (16), there (16), when (16), invisible (16), concentration (16), advantage (15), posted (15), because (15), work (15), warlock (15), get (14), about (14), their (14), strike (14), after (14), what (14), master (14), how (13), used (13), sneak (13), its (13), hand (13), 1st (13), every (13), end (13), also (13), save (13), ballad (13), mercy (13), life (12), until (12), were (12), even (12), then (12), where (12), century (12), still (12), cleric (12), comment (11), fantasy (11), fiction (11), pathfinder (11), word (11), someone (11), time (11), been (11), way (11), has (11), thing (11), magic (11), she (11), man (11), will (11), shape (11), next (11), bonus (11), prison (10), tagged (10), leave (10), fey (10), though (10), weapon (10), any (10), would (10), let (10), blade (10), some (10), thief (10), being (10), 5th (10), within (10), hit (10), roguish (9), dark (9), phb (9), real (9), darkness (9), should (9), damage (9), works (9), does (9), old (9), think (9), got (9), than (9), back (9), these (9), could (9), people (9), may (9), many (9), folding (9), handle (9), lot (9), open (9), means (9), list (9), hell (9), tyburn (9), hanged (8), came (8), world (8), last (8), most (8), make (8), bloomery (8), since (8), isn (8), modern (8), 2nd (8), around (8), words (8), her (8), english (8), too (8), him (8), cast (8), same (8), won (8), take (8), die (8), rules (8), spell (8), down (8), paladin (8), stunned (8), lasts (8), wild (8), initiate (8), negated (8), opera (8), song (8), hanging (8), seven (8), other (7), guilds (7), history (7), cant (7), did (7), process (7), over (7), had (7), ore (7), black (7), creature (7), wrought (7), course (7), says (7), don (7), much (7), originally (7), blades (7), steel (7), cunning (7), italy (7), france (7), tumblr (7), assassin (7), lvl (7), nick (7), stealth (7), saves (7), minutes (7), dex (7), execution (7), dead (7), our (7), flemish (7), formation (6), rule (6), edition (6), attacks (6), know (6), things (6), early (6), gold (6), mean (6), come (6), touch (6), side (6), hot (6), judge (6), something (6), need (6), called (6), slang (6), hang (6), pruning (6), horn (6), locks (6), doesn (6), look (6), never (6), fighter (6), bad (6), class (6), pick (6), long (6), unconscious (6), ranger (6), rope (6), condition (6), cave (6), nous (6), traditional (6), visit (6), com (5), name (5), ttrpgs (5), tool (5), folklore (5), ballads (5), swinging (5), sword (5), original (5), special (5), material (5), against (5), creatures (5), idea (5), took (5), makes (5), must (5), note (5), imprisoned (5), fairies (5), under (5), 20th (5), small (5), tis (5), off (5), good (5), enough (5), add (5), comes (5), appears (5), use (5), part (5), often (5), john (5), etc (5), hall (5), bone (5), point (5), closed (5), inches (5), looks (5), american (5), path (5), food (5), right (5), heart (5), targets (5), dmg (5), roll (5), god (5), hide (5), 2014 (5), affected (5), smite (5), 6th (5), str (5), person (5), touched (5), play (5), van (5), pieter (5), prisoners (5), wordpress (4), blog (4), aren (4), dungeons (4), dragons (4), tools (4), cheat (4), pickpocket (4), post (4), unicorn (4), changeling (4), new (4), assume (4), kept (4), known (4), forged (4), temperature (4), borrowed (4), unless (4), speaking (4), into (4), setting (4), whole (4), term (4), games (4), changelings (4), presence (4), fire (4), anything (4), might (4), evil (4), example (4), say (4), magical (4), blood (4), story (4), through (4), live (4), want (4), nothing (4), either (4), context (4), apotropaic (4), done (4), forge (4), heat (4), again (4), worked (4), version (4), air (4), making (4), middle (4), slag (4), once (4), little (4), 1600 (4), general (4), sure (4), thiers (4), campins (4), grafting (4), bardin (4), rest (4), eye (4), really (4), curved (4), carbon (4), stamped (4), earlier (4), both (4), lock (4), quite (4), sometimes (4), bark (4), extra (4), council (4), free (4), jack (4), cutpurse (4), soulknife (4), yet (4), combat (4), spells (4), disarm (4), needs (4), without (4), invisibility (4), behind (4), released (4), number (4), mind (4), 9th (4), petrified (4), 8th (4), barbarian (4), veil (4), 4th (4), athletics (4), ally (4), check (4), move (4), blindsight (4), somehow (4), range (4), system (4), threepenny (4), brecht (4), eyes (4), françois (4), villon (4), recorded (4), les (4), inspired (4), heaven (4), criminals (4), years (4), father (4), later (4), laws (4), younger (4), netherlands (4), alkmaar (4), caravaggio (4), antwerp (4), french (4), sign (3), historical (3), posts (3), rpgs (3), tweaks (3), ways (3), contents (3), older (3), broken (3), rudyard (3), kipling (3), poul (3), anderson (3), dreaming (3), left (3), talking (3), weapons (3), sense (3), coals (3), smelt (3), yes (3), age (3), blast (3), medieval (3), far (3), best (3), useful (3), roleplaying (3), couple (3), million (3), examples (3), robin (3), worldbuilding (3), body (3), night (3), boy (3), short (3), strong (3), coming (3), child (3), brought (3), kind (3), tells (3), hammering (3), such (3), dictionary (3), instead (3), beating (3), translation (3), bigger (3), bellows (3), going (3), standard (3), bloom (3), rid (3), solid (3), give (3), nature (3), find (3), literally (3), rare (3), form (3), common (3), manacles (3), eat (3), earliest (3), spirits (3), trinxet (3), shepherd (3), saca (3), tripas (3), mexico (3), mallorca (3), consell (3), guanajuato (3), corsica (3), cool (3), scales (3), cutlery (3), wood (3), shit (3), except (3), corsican (3), specific (3), found (3), city (3), least (3), farming (3), utility (3), saw (3), fuck (3), cutting (3), ring (3), honestly (3), late (3), case (3), fixed (3), carved (3), ram (3), another (3), different (3), before (3), probably (3), art (3), similar (3), classic (3), bud (3), flat (3), few (3), bandits (3), thought (3), applies (3), simply (3), goal (3), gonna (3), crime (3), via (3), better (3), print (3), always (3), shall (3), lie (3), con (3), afraid (3), swing (3), scoundrel (3), street (3), burglar (3), september (3), houserules (3), dnd (3), arcane (3), psychic (3), gives (3), reaction (3), times (3), crit (3), martials (3), surprising (3), strikes (3), raw (3), mage (3), sleight (3), traps (3), proficiency (3), normally (3), punch (3), skills (3), power (3), bring (3), begin (3), suggestion (3), gained (3), legendary (3), drawing (3), legacy (3), warrior (3), shadow (3), monk (3), conditions (3), duplicate (3), start (3), 7th (3), paralyzed (3), effect (3), 3rd (3), hunger (3), goat (3), grappled (3), mounted (3), battle (3), land (3), darkvision (3), utilize (3), square (3), hill (3), day (3), below (3), rather (3), tales (3), rolemaster (3), gurps (3), ars (3), magica (3), 2015 (3), told (3), hoist (3), colours (3), high (3), graveyard (3), train (3), burning (3), gothic (3), 1999 (3), truth (3), seat (3), seeds (3), saga (3), ragnar (3), lodbrock (3), written (3), forgiveness (3), mack (3), scaffold (3), macheath (3), two (3), marc (3), almond (3), procession (3), shirley (3), spotify (3), dragged (3), sam (3), others (3), inside (3), hangman (3), pole (3), collins (3), stranger (3), men (3), brothers (3), murderer (3), evans (3), 1963 (3), curses (3), painting (3), maerten (3), vos (3), frans (3), acts (3), charity (3), dutch (3), 1504 (3), prisons (3), gave (3), literature (3), 1550s (3), purse (3), escapes (3), started (2), design (2), site (2), log (2), subscribed (2), subscribe (2), already (2), commoners (2), according (2), phonics (2), attacker (2), sheet (2), patently (2), contact (2), licence (2), january (2), peter (2), beagle (2), operation (2), chaos (2), language (2), invention (2), definition (2), player (2), handbook (2), less (2), natural (2), mentioned (2), picture (2), allowed (2), ultimate (2), cause (2), horrible (2), tech (2), gray (2), hammered (2), along (2), big (2), deal (2), vulnerable (2), devils (2), circle (2), appearances (2), state (2), monster (2), those (2), direct (2), however (2), call (2), poetic (2), bunch (2), pedestrian (2), turned (2), bars (2), bones (2), 1968 (2), tell (2), humans (2), read (2), details (2), wearing (2), boots (2), nails (2), horseshoe (2), mortals (2), near (2), refer (2), definitely (2), meteoritic (2), rivetting (2), straight (2), fully (2), hard (2), hands (2), anvil (2), cooled (2), fact (2), working (2), pointless (2), shows (2), choose (2), piety (2), book (2), went (2), wasn (2), happened (2), furnace (2), stronger (2), construction (2), acquire (2), desired (2), possibly (2), improved (2), flow (2), happens (2), although (2), stage (2), gone (2), 1603 (2), porous (2), mass (2), clay (2), mine (2), earth (2), surprise (2), talk (2), bit (2), dates (2), why (2), especially (2), sounds (2), 1638 (2), travels (2), unknown (2), believe (2), cannot (2), bear (2), protection (2), ward (2), witches (2), widespread (2), entry (2), place (2), said (2), silver (2), maid (2), spain (2), roncola (2), hnos (2), hermanos (2), greffoir (2), billhook (2), couteau (2), berger (2), dozolmé (2), garanti (2), major (2), sheffield (2), handles (2), plastic (2), admit (2), elements (2), clear (2), pretty (2), love (2), please (2), colour (2), anyway (2), bloodthirsty (2), fighting (2), job (2), sake (2), sickle (2), cut (2), branches (2), sharpened (2), backspring (2), billhooks (2), whitby (2), maker (2), usually (2), picklock (2), locking (2), mechanism (2), beautiful (2), fancy (2), symbol (2), handmade (2), manufactured (2), clasp (2), mid (2), shown (2), 1930s (2), 1960s (2), 18th (2), order (2), smaller (2), plant (2), pocket (2), army (2), beneath (2), fond (2), simple (2), ranging (2), yakuza (2), triads (2), guild (2), mafia (2), adventure (2), source (2), mother (2), iconic (2), thanks (2), thin (2), line (2), rural (2), otherwise (2), national (2), office (2), organisations (2), imf (2), worst (2), blackmail (2), subsequent (2), murder (2), 2010 (2), friend (2), tin (2), quote (2), whose (2), poetry (2), takes (2), crooked (2), bold (2), none (2), lacks (2), fought (2), ride (2), money (2), highwayman (2), stop (2), picks (2), crunch (2), trickster (2), opportunity (2), finally (2), wouldn (2), apply (2), outside (2), added (2), houserule (2), per (2), miss (2), assassinate (2), famously (2), changed (2), gets (2), eldritch (2), scrolls (2), ability (2), self (2), verbal (2), components (2), mastery (2), vex (2), whatever (2), remember (2), steady (2), aim (2), cover (2), dice (2), run (2), truesight (2), great (2), given (2), several (2), classes (2), relevant (2), optional (2), elemental (2), command (2), hours (2), light (2), boon (2), swashbuckler (2), missed (2), prismatic (2), sphere (2), hour (2), trickery (2), duplicity (2), aura (2), patron (2), obscure (2), wilds (2), scout (2), spray (2), break (2), dance (2), hold (2), area (2), storm (2), tiger (2), wolf (2), wis (2), combatant (2), trip (2), giant (2), mount (2), using (2), rage (2), beast (2), topple (2), wrath (2), cube (2), entering (2), during (2), gloom (2), stalker (2), based (2), reckless (2), sleep (2), bound (2), ending (2), located (2), generally (2), assuming (2), methods (2), tremorsense (2), matter (2), taking (2), reality (2), become (2), valiant (2), shadowdark (2), savage (2), worlds (2), unified (2), lankhmar (2), dungeon (2), four (2), daggerheart (2), 2017 (2), everyone (2), dungeoncrawl (2), customisable (2), 2007 (2), classless (2), variant (2), wit (2), full (2), pirate (2), mixtape (2), bertolt (2), compilation (2), heave (2), beggars (2), till (2), played (2), died (2), ladies (2), bards (2), southern (2), keep (2), hear (2), tender (2), prey (2), tooth (2), chair (2), 1489 (2), dieu (2), que (2), vous (2), birds (2), begging (2), pity (2), 1928 (2), 1994 (2), thousand (2), yard (2), cops (2), stands (2), penny (2), tomorrow (2), looking (2), casady (2), screaming (2), asked (2), knew (2), harle (2), spring (2), breath (2), lead (2), mostly (2), jumped (2), devil (2), soul (2), gallow (2), origin (2), roud (2), 2002 (2), hate (2), damn (2), johnny (2), cash (2), 1962 (2), folk (2), folsom (2), terror (2), titles (2), freed (2), influenced (2), slack (2), harlots (2), saint (2), ear (2), series (2), ost (2), defiance (2), ewan (2), maccoll (2), cases (2), sayin (2), murderers (2), tim (2), didn (2), neck (2), accused (2), wife (2), bob (2), dylan (2), 2013 (2), telling (2), gambler (2), oscar (2), isaac (2), rendition (2), llewyn (2), davis (2), poor (2), hungry (2), baez (2), beggar (2), rich (2), england (2), hans (2), zimmer (2), introduction (2), 2026 (2), sperindio (2), cagnola (2), brueghel (2), bruegel (2), elder (2), philip (2), galle (2), michiel (2), sweerts (2), prague (2), fountain (2), georg (2), pencz (2), francken (2), period (2), cosimo (2), ulivelli (2), cornelis (2), wael (2), abraham (2), bosse (2), 1660 (2), 1646 (2), scene (2), wondering (2), woman (2), roman (2), incarcerated (2), authorities (2), depictions (2), fresco (2), popular (2), misericordia (2), church (2), paintings (2), depended (2), depict (2), subject (2), clothing (2), david (2), thomas (2), moore (2), verb (2), whips (2), whipjack (2), seedy (2), fascinating (2), thread (2), 1700 (2), 1590s (2), scapegoat (2), scapegrace (2), 14th (2), reach (2), exceed (2), grasp (2), website, email, write, loading, comments, collapse, bar, manage, subscriptions, view, reader, report, content, privacy, account, join, subscribers, burglars, overlooked, lantern, tolkien, invented, dwarves, dwarfs, lockpicking, quick, guide, killing, eve, villanelle, deities, theft, apollo, cattle, archetypes, masterpost, top, recent, categories, resources, bibliography, navigation, superstitions, points, evidence, distinct, plain, attributed, unlike, somewhat, ambiguous, composition, community, divided, threads, locked, 2003, mined, deep, underground, effectiveness, lower, preserve, delicate, properties, regardless, core, reduction, description, unceremoniously, dumped, involved, broadly, furnaces, pseudo, urban, implication, buy, store, replicate, olde, thus, hey, invent, 1997, banality, ill, ease, smoking, wounds, rob, glamour, threaten, existence, low, produced, charcoal, resulting, lump, shapes, fundamental, anathema, fae, systems, floating, days, inconsistently, scattered, random, sourcebooks, necessarily, meaning, else, 1977, ghasts, quasits, fiends, dislike, powdered, component, fool, revealing, illusion, manual, focusing, influence, expect, goodfellow, 1971, premise, reintroduced, scientist, discovered, degauss, effects, release, goetic, forces, steadily, declining, ever, shrinking, loves, endure, murderous, smell, seemed, sand, rain, cage, weak, lived, unwitting, nonetheless, elves, trolls, aye, giants, gods, reason, 1954, superstition, 1910, wrote, influential, collection, invents, aversion, bewitch, soles, pass, doorway, guarded, slip, backdoor, neglected, guard, house, soon, explains, rewards, pre, texts, alloy, minor, technical, terms, hammer, chiefly, crooking, seldom, fashioning, object, claim, arabia, smiths, horseshoes, softened, vigorous, sun, declare, myself, unqualified, veracity, statement, doubts, 1659, 1710, simile, foolish, smith, beats, putting, folly, decorum, educate, children, servants, 1605, declares, knight, erranting, sancho, panza, tries, dissuade, preaching, desert, martillar, hierro, frío, quixote, 1694, religion, beaten, efficient, outright, melts, liquified, poured, mould, cools, lowest, 2000, bce, nigeria, raise, smelting, faster, efficiently, heating, easier, ages, beyond, china, skipped, blacksmith, woodcut, malleable, byproducts, reheating, needed, hence, objects, pure, fall, sky, barring, occurrence, workable, separate, charcoals, throwing, enclose, tower, built, leaving, holes, rises, metals, contexts, metallurgy, ngram, viewer, diagram, 2019, 1698, 1725, dictionaries, plenty, expressions, underworld, entered, mainstream, 1750, becomes, defines, green, swords, force, arms, ominous, yron, chaines, 1596, georgian, caucasus, vowed, turk, fairie, queene, across, passages, uncouth, wights, terrifyed, earthly, 1691, preferably, 1901, gregorson, campbell, robert, kirk, notion, threshold, deny, carry, assault, baby, crib, cultures, witch, germany, drudenmesser, baron, sitting, copper, craftsman, trade, mistress, smallest, riveted, metal, frame, coincidentally, industrial, production, factory, centre, solingen, workshop, cottage, industry, village, construct, parts, assembles, blocks, slit, fit, folded, simpler, stainless, aesthetically, adopted, practically, resistant, dry, shrivels, dryness, shrinks, bugs, mites, mess, despite, technically, emulates, 100, functional, effort, monochrome, frills, elegant, simplicity, carvings, decorations, shaped, materials, chosen, nice, hails, bought, extravagantly, disemboweller, pulls, intestines, misnomer, kitchen, entirely, jest, express, purpose, selling, types, morons, pet, peeve, mislabeling, military, tactical, clearly, describing, implement, plants, torture, securely, ratchet, unlocks, pull, basically, stuff, thick, reap, huge, 19th, uncertain, noises, exported, 1961, imported, maniago, mauro, mario, prolific, ton, switchblades, looked, actual, switchblade, automatically, folks, brass, insets, external, local, unfortunately, signed, sartène, maybe, decade, ago, absolutely, gorgeous, outlier, tourists, collectors, tradition, opposed, famous, mainland, clarify, touches, decorative, flair, ridges, emphasise, guessing, polished, mirror, uniquely, vendetta, bushcraft, clip, sturdy, friction, nowadays, whatsoever, simplest, convenient, adore, sometime, waves, vaguely, stamp, regular, machine, sculpted, camillus, hunting, joseph, allen, electrician, stag, rarer, expensive, accomplish, jigged, multi, wider, wavy, primarily, stock, shoot, graft, jobs, slipjoint, swiss, lifter, insert, stem, careful, injure, sharp, edges, precious, daggers, farmer, peasant, penknife, sized, february, fluff, flies, nudge, research, inspiration, mexican, revolution, obvious, visual, bandoliers, blurry, between, bandit, revolutionary, almost, everywhere, close, pancho, villa, followers, areas, resistance, movements, kinds, rebel, groups, irregular, liberation, armies, operate, bands, inevitable, vary, wildly, admirable, appalling, intermediary, kick, occupying, defeat, guerilla, warfare, sabotage, bridge, hideouts, wilderness, friendly, locals, supplies, necessary, joke, depending, define, organised, unintentionally, include, sorts, features, structure, tactics, corporations, sovereign, states, opec, qualifies, nato, choice, entire, countries, strangulation, debt, individuals, colombian, necktie, unorthodox, regarded, suspicion, surely, showed, disbelief, defend, large, title, parallels, conceptualised, text, characteristics, resemble, fictional, regard, stretch, expects, spanish, inquisition, march, slammer, daring, dashing, swashbucklers, gathered, avow, rascals, rapscallions, steal, zorro, yardbird, barricades, stood, tall, roves, rambles, roams, tramp, wears, brand, waif, vagabond, urchin, lies, leads, road, swiftly, palms, quack, swindles, trouble, seeking, scamp, outcast, robber, begged, stole, pícaro, outlaw, mountebank, spy, gains, trust, honest, law, lawbreaker, knave, trades, infiltrator, bursting, door, lifts, coins, jewels, grifter, filcher, enforcer, deftly, swipes, runs, mischief, smarts, dodger, subclasses, perfect, notes, feasible, commander, buddy, restriction, clause, due, potentially, nova, heaps, fun, multiclass, dip, surprised, initiative, haven, acted, reliable, underwhelming, doubling, par, feel, appropriate, wreck, twice, hits, clarifying, unfortunate, wording, prevent, tricksters, knights, doing, removed, limited, silly, bringing, explanatory, sorcerers, masters, metamagic, conceptually, subclass, subtle, shouldn, books, introduce, masteries, rapiers, alternatively, beat, homebrew, alternate, playtest, includes, seem, melee, hassle, set, multiple, sacrifices, lowering, dealing, boosted, playtesting, confident, fine, actually, pending, comprehensive, fix, dear, suck, designer, chimes, sage, advice, successfully, everything, output, base, tentative, vague, wonky, monsters, creep, tougher, hopefully, experience, rewarding, curve, wise, dropped, nether, regions, comparison, fiddling, quintessential, optimization, feats, required, filed, paladins, discretion, flanking, frightened, completion, dealt, answering, elementals, sworn, enemy, oathbow, jester, deck, foot, radius, dim, shed, candle, invocation, items, epic, worth, spirit, reroll, duelist, rend, dispelled, imprisonment, wall, emanation, destructive, wave, hunter, mark, cloak, shadows, foresight, sunburst
Text of the page (random words):
string to a petticoat or something so you could literally pick them up and leave just like a purse though rifling through the contents was also an option and pick can mean either method i m also very fond of scapegrace which is a bit later 1767 scape here is a verb it means to escape flee from so a scapegrace is one who escapes the grace of god a wild and reckless person a scoundrel i would hazard a guess that this isn t street slang but influenced by slang on one hand following the same type of word formation as cutpurse and by the word scapegoat on the other which sounds similar but is formed differently a scapegoat isn t someone who escapes from a goat it s a goat that escapes or just departs or is driven out of the words mentioned in that thread most indeed appear within the proposed timeframe 1550 to 1700 or thereabouts which is by no coincidence at all the heyday of rogue literature pickpocket 1590s spendthrift c 1600 swashbuckler 1550s turncoat 1550s lickspittle 1741 skinflint 1700 turnkey 1650s cutthroat 1530s others are modern sellsword seems to be an invention of fantasy literature appearing in the late 1960s i first read it in asoiaf and so did a lot of people i ll bet scofflaw i didn t know that word it s brilliant is american english from 1924 the winning entry from among more than 25 000 in a national contest during prohibition to coin a word to characterize a person who drinks illegally there was a 200 prize still not only are they all seedy in some way heh but the word formation makes them seedy it somehow evokes old timey street slang and medieval or early modern rogues even if it was coined in a fancy office by an educated author centuries later what a fascinating phenomenon i ll also note that the overwhelming majority of the words that form these compound nouns are monosyllables so we end up with two syllables telling a whole story it s beautiful finally we should keep in mind that french uses that formation too and it appears to be earlier tlf dates coupe bourse cut purse same thing all the way back to the 9th century i believe this is an assumption of the etymologists if correct it would make the word old french it gives a verifiable example from the 12th 13th century middle french and still earlier than cutpurse and all english examples so it s not inconceivable that this is where english borrowed the formation from more roguish words picklock one who picks locks a burglar 1550s drawlatch one who draws latches also a burglar appears in a caveat for common cursitors which is the earliest english cant dictionary 1556 whipjack same source this is more obscure it does mean one who whips a jack except that whip here means take out draw quickly and jack or jerk is a cant term for a fake licence specifically one that says you re a former sailor and therefore allowed to beg for alms so a whipjack is a vagrant who bypasses anti vagrancy laws with counterfeit papers when the authorities come to shake him up he whips a jack flashes a badge if you will and says not to worry i have a permit suckbottle c 1724 drinker quakebuttock quakebreech c 1647 coward not sure if these count it s iffy because quake is an intransitive verb word sources etymonline com en wiktionary org originally posted on tumblr posted in rogues in real life and tagged david thomas moore early modern period england france language rogue literature slang thieves cant on may 26 2026 by rogue leave a comment for i was in prison and you came to me the seven acts of mercy were a popular subject in early modern european painting they depict works of charity that a pious christian should do for salvation mostly inspired by the gospel of matthew for i was hungry and you gave me food i was thirsty and you gave me something to drink i was a stranger and you welcomed me i was naked and you gave me clothing i was sick and you took care of me i was in prison and you visited me and they added a seventh religious tip always rig things to end up with a pretty number which is to bury the dead one of the earliest examples the seven works of mercy by the master of alkmaar netherlands circa 1504 the sixth act of mercy to visit the imprisoned had an interesting side effect painters deigned to depict prisons an otherwise uncommon subject even in genre paintings the documentary value of these depictions is debatable it s not a given that the painter knew first hand what a prison looks like and of course artistic conventions and considerations always came first an accurate representation of reality was never the goal but it s still worthwhile to notice the details most of the time prisoners are bound in chains ropes manacles pillories stocks the visitors talk to them greet them touch them give them food and often give money to the wardens note that in many prisons at the time the incarcerated were expected to pay for their food and its quantity and quality as well as general conditions and amenities depended on the payment a lot of people only got to eat because their relatives brought them food every day or they depended on the charity of strangers the prisons themselves are dark and dismal with heavy gates and bars in the windows but in some cases the prisoners are chained outside or in a yard and there are no individual cells at all only common halls here are a few of those paintings and prints i e all i could find online in chronological order from 1504 to 1660 ca 1504 master of alkmaar the seven works of mercy ca alkmaar netherlands ca 1510 meester van de levensbron master of the prague fountain of life de zeven werken van barmhartigheid dutch 1514 24 sperindio cagnola works of mercy visit the imprisoned fresco san marcello church paruzzaro italy ca 1534 georg pencz german to visit the imprisoned 1559 caritas the seven acts of mercy pen and ink drawing by pieter bruegel the elder antwerp flanders 1571 pieter nagel antwerp after gerard van groeningen 1577 philip galle print freeing or visiting the prisoners as fourth of the works of mercy dutch worked in antwerp 1580 1588 print by crispijn van de passe dutch after maerten de vos flemish ca 1600 unknown flemish artist in the manner of frans floris in the sacristy of the basilica of saint servatius in maastricht netherlands 1600s anonymous printer 1585 1646 amsterdam after a drawing by maerten de vos 1532 1603 flemish ca 1600 1638 pieter brueghel the younger flemish ca 1607 caravaggio sette opere di misericordia in the church pio monte della misericordia naples by exception this caravaggio is a painting with all the seven works of mercy in the same scene if you re wondering where s visit the prisoners that would be the woman on the right baring her breast to nurse an old man and if you re wondering what the hell is that well it s the roman charity an ancient roman story of filial piety in which a woman secretly breastfeeds her father or mother incarcerated and supposedly sentenced to death by starvation once caught the loving devotion shown so moves the authorities that she is forgiven and the parent is typically freed depictions go far back to a pompeii fresco and from 1500 it became a popular motif not quite a prison scene but i could never resist caravaggio 1635 abraham bosse les oeuvres de miséricorde visiter les prisonniers french 1640 cornelis de wael to visit the imprisoned flemish worked in genoa 1646 1649 michiel sweerts the seven acts of mercy ministering to prisoners flemish worked in rome 1650 frans francken the younger to visit the prisoner flemish antwerp ca 1660 cosimo ulivelli 1625 1705 santi jacopo e filippo florence italy originally posted on tumblr posted in rogues in fiction rogues in real life and tagged abraham bosse art caravaggio cornelis de wael cosimo ulivelli early modern period france frans francken the younger georg pencz italy maerten de vos master of alkmaar master of the prague fountain of life michiel sweerts netherlands painting philip galle pieter bruegel the elder pieter brueghel the younger prison sperindio cagnola works of mercy on may 25 2026 by rogue leave a comment ballads of the hanged swinging from the gallows tree a mixtape of execution ballads and assorted tales of guilt wrath terror and defiance on the gallows where all men are brothers on spotify 21 tracks 1h 15min in full spotify lacks one song 1 hans zimmer hoist the colours heave ho thieves and beggars never shall we die what a heartbreaking thing to say on the scaffold but we have to start with theatrics and a drum roll and our introduction needs no introduction 2007 from pirates of the caribbean at world s end ost lyrics ted elliott terry rossio music hans zimmer gore verbinski 2 shirley collins tyburn tree since laws were made next stop tyburn england s most notorious gallows in the beggar s opera the highwayman macheath later also known as mack the knife observes that if they hanged rich criminals like they hang the poor ones twould thin the land shirley jackson subtly changed this to the better since laws were made for ev ry degree to curb vice in others as well as me i wonder there s no better company on tyburn tree but since gold from laws can take out the sting and if rich men like us were to swing it would rid the land their numbers to see upon tyburn tree recorded 1966 released 2002 in within sound lyrics john gay from the beggar s opera 1728 music traditional greensleeves 16th century 3 joan baez long black veil a country ballad about a man falsely accused of murder who lets himself get dragged to the gallows because he won t reveal his alibi an affair with his best friend s wife it s been covered by a million people here s baez live the scaffold is high eternity near she stands in the crowd she sheds not a tear but sometimes at night when the cold winds moan in a long black veil she cries o er my bones 1963 from in concert part 2 lyrics music lefty frizzell 1959 4 oscar isaac with punch brothers secret sisters hang me oh hang me a poor boy who got so damn hungry he could hide behind a straw made his last stand with a rifle and a dagger and has been all around this world and is positively done with it they put the rope around my neck they hung me up so high last words i heard em say won t be long now fore you die hand me oh hang me and i ll be dead and gone wouldn t mind the hanging but the laying in the grave so long 2015 from another day another time celebrating the music of inside llewyn davis after oscar isaac s rendition in inside llewyn davis 2013 in turn after dave van ronk s rendition in folksinger 1962 lyrics music traditional american unclear origin folk song with various titles i ve been all around this world the gambler my father was a gambler the new railroad first recorded by justis begley 1937 5 chapel hill seven curses cover of a bob dylan song telling us the dark tale of a judge who s about to send a man to the gallows for stealing a horse promises his daughter he ll show clemency if she agrees to sleep with him and then reneges on his promise the next morning she had awoken to know that the judge had never spoken she saw that hanging branch a bending she saw her father s body broken these be seven curses for a judge so cruel 2013 from one for the birds lyrics inspired by judy collins s anathea 1963 in turn inspired by the traditional hungarian ballad feher anna who curses the judge thirteen years may be lie bleeding lyrics music bob dylan recorded 1963 released 1991 in the bootleg series 6 ewan maccoll go down ye murderers a song about timothy evans a man accused of murdering his wife and child which he denied until his last breath they convicted him and hanged him in 1950 he was 25 years old three years later the real murderer his neighbour john christie confessed and the case played a major role in abolishing capital punishment in the uk the rope was fixed around his neck and the washer behind his ear and the prison bell was tolling but tim evans did not hear sayin go down you murderer go down they sent tim evans to the drop for a crime he didn t do it was christy was the murderer and the judge and jury too sayin go down you murderers go down 1956 from bad lads and hard cases british ballads of crime and criminals lyrics music ewan maccoll 7 jennifer lawrence the hanging tree one of the stranger things that can happen at the hanging tree is camaraderie on the gallows tree all men are brothers to quote a feast for crows and when the state murders then in defiance an execution ballad can become a protest song many have in real life this one is fiction from the hunger games wisely the director asked the composer for a simple tune nothing elaborate something that could be sung by one person or by a thousand people are you are you coming to the tree wear a necklace of rope side by side with me strange things have happened here no stranger would it be if we met at midnight in the hanging tree 2014 from the hunger games mockingjay part 1 ost lyrics suzanne collins music james newton howard 8 let s play dead heaven and hell a fairly traditional execution ballad written recently for the series harlots margaret wells sings it to herself for consolation and courage as she sits alone in a cell waiting to get dragged to the gallows i m no more a sinner than any man here i m no less a saint than the priest at god s ear but now i am snared they will punish me well with a ladder to heaven and a rope down to hell 2018 from the single heaven and hell for harlots season 2 episode 7 lyrics music let s play dead 9 odetta gallows pole probably the most well known execution ballad of the 20th century thanks to several iconic renditions this one remains my favourite hangman hangman slack your rope slack it for a while i think i see my father coming riding many a mile papa did you bring me silver did you bring me gold or did you come to see me hanging by the gallows pole 1960 from at carnegie hall lyrics music traditional child 95 roud 144 known under many other titles hangman the maid freed from the gallows the prickle holly bush this version is directly influenced by lead belly s gallis pole 1930s and they both informed led zeppelin s 1970 version 10 johnny cash 25 minutes to go peak gallows humour uproariously funny and defiant and somehow still conveying the terror of a man who s about to die and emphatically doesn t want to performed live at folsom prison then the sheriff said boy i m gonna watch you die 19 minutes to go so i laughed in his face and i spit in his eye 18 minutes to go now here comes the preacher for to save my soul 13 minutes to go and he s talking about burning but i m so cold 12 more minutes to go 1968 from at folsom prison lyrics music shel silverstein from his 1962 album inside folk songs 11 johnny cash sam hall a classic execution ballad with many versions see here for its complicated history some of which are stoic and dignified and others humorous but this one brims with rage sam hall will not be repenting on the gallows and he ll see you all in hell my name it is sam ha...
|
