""The Jargon of Master Francois Villon"" is a book written by the infamous French poet and rogue, Francois Villon, and translated into English by poet John Payne in 1918. The book is a collection of Villon's poetry, written in the ""jargon"" or slang of the Parisian underworld in the 15th century. The jargon was a language used by thieves, beggars, and other outcasts, and Villon was one of the few writers of his time to use it in his work. The book...
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