She clorts a muckle piece [sandwich] tae me, wi' different kinds o' jam, An' tells me ilka nicht that she admires my Nicky Tams.

Valeska had insisted 'she' stay, sleep where it was definitely safe. Just 'til the sitch could be settled.

his sword, Which was declining on the milky head Of reverend Priam, seem'd i' the air to stick:

Jamaican posses can be traced back to the Jamaican neighborhoods, and posse names correspond to the names of each neighborhood in which the gangs operate.