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England's witty and ingenious jester: or the merry citizen and jocular country-man's delightful companion. In Two Parts. I. A choice Collection of the Newest and Wittiest Jests, pleasant Relations, and smart Repartees. II. A Curious Collection of New Songs upon the happy Entry and Coronation of King George; Sung at Court, and both Theatres. By W. W. Gent.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.Date: [1718]- Books
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The witticisms, anecdotes, jests, and sayings, of Dr. Samuel Johnson, during the whole course of his life. Collected from Boswell, Piozzi, Hawkins, Baretti, Beauclerk, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and other gentlemen in the Habits of Intimacy with the Doctor. And a Full Account of Dr. Johnson's Conversation with the King. To which is Added, A great Number of Jests, In which the most distinguished Wits of the present Century bore a Part. By J. Merry, Esq. of Pembroke College.
Date: 1793- Books
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The merry medley; or, a Christmas-Box, for gay gallants, and good companions. Containing Diverting Stories and choice Jokes, dextrous Tricks, pleasant Poems, and exquisite Epigrams, &c. Droll Dialogues, Facetious Fables, Humourous Speeches, Rysible Reflections, Ludicrous Letters, Rare Riddles, Arch Sayings. Rysible Reflections, Celebrated new and Jovial Songs fit for the Voice or Violin, and modish Country Dances; And, also The Travels of Father Christmas, and the most moving Memoirs of Jonathan Wild the Great. The whole design'd to prevent and expel Spleen and Melaucholy, and drive the cold Winter away with Mirth and Musick. Useful to all, especially Travellers and those that take Physick. Being a Complete System of Christmas Gambols. Dedicated to the lovers of fun and good fellowship, by C. F. president of the Comical club in Covent-Garden, and a true Hicobite. Vol. II.
Date: 1745- Books
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The merry jester. Containing great variety of comical jests, keen waggeries, smart repartees, funny tales, brilliant bon mots, queer puns, whimsical bulls, merry humbugs, droll sayings, wonderful stories, strange whims, humourous frolicks, polite witticisms and strokes of humour. By Robert Baker.
Baker, Robert, active 1766.Date: [1773?]- Books
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Oxford jests, refined and inlarged: Being a collection of witty jests, merry tales, pleasant jokes. Collected and composed by Captain W. Hicks, native of Oxford.
Hicks, William, active 1671.Date: 1702- Books
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The Merry jester, or, The rakes pocket companion. Containing a collection of comical and diverting jests. To which is added the fifteen plagues of a maidenhead, and the virgin's dream.
Date: Printed in the year 1771- Books
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Polly Peachum's jests. In which are comprised most of the witty apothegms, diverting tales, and smart repartees that have been used for many years last past, either at St. James's or St. Giles's: Suited aliked to the Capacities of the Peer, and the Porter.
Date: M,DCC,XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Mirth's Museum, or, The Humorous Jester. Containing select and original Jests, bon mots, repartees, droll stories, and laughable gulls, both English and Irish.
Date: [1798?]- Books
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The Merry pranks of Tom Tram, son-in-law to Mother Winter To which is added, his comical jesis, odd conceits, and pleasant tales, being very delightful to read.
Date: 1750?]- Books
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The universal jester: or, a compleat book of jests. Containing a pleasant variety of English jests, Irish Jests, Oxford Jests, Cambridge Jests, Coffee-House Jests, Novels, Bulls, Stories, Jokes, and Puns, &c. To which is added, Hell in an Uproar; or, A Scuffle between ... Lawyers and Physicians for Superiority. ... Satyr.
Date: 1718- Books
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The entertaining companion, or, the merry jester; being a choice collection of the most entertaining jests, witty sayings, smart Repartees, remarkable Stories, comical Tales, &c. Extracted from the most celebrated authors, viz. Ben Johnson, Lord Rochester, Lord Moon, the Earls of Warwick and Pembrooke, Joe Miller, &c. With the diverting Frolicks of King Charles and his Concubines.
Date: [1760?]- Books
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England's witty and ingenious jester. Containing, a choice collection of entire new jests, diverting, instructive and entertaining, extracted from the writings of Killigrew, Joe Miller, &c. Part. II.
Date: [1776?]- Books
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Cambridge jests. Being wit's recreation. If what's here said don't every humour fit, cease to find fault, till you can find more wit.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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The filberd: or, the compleatest medley of wit ever yet published: being the marrow of all other jest-books. Calculated To kill Care, banish Sorrow, promote Mirth, and prove an everlasting Cordial to Low Spirits. Being a Comical Collection of Funny Stories, Lively Jests, Witty Repartees, Humourcus Tales, Smart Quibbles, Ridiculous Bulls, Coaical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, New Conundrums, Merry Epigrams, Keen Epitaphs, Toasts, Sentiments, Hob Nobs, Choice Songs, Diverrting Poems, &c. The whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes. Wit, a thousand different Shapes it bears, And comely in a thousand Forms appears.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The Poets jests, or Mirth in abundance.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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The Merry tales or the wise men of Gotham.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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England's witty and ingenious jester: or the merry citizen and jocular countryman's delightful companion. In Two Parts. I. A choice Collection of the Newest and Wittiest Jests, pleasant Relations, and smart Repartees. II. A curious Collection of the Newest Songs, as they are now Sung at Court, and both Theatres. By W. W. gent.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.Date: [1730?]- Books
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The Merry tales of the wise men of Gotham. To which is added, a collection of jests.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The wits museum: or, the new London jester; being a collection of the most brilliant jests, curious Bon-Mots, and the most pleasing short Stories in the English Language, as related by the following facetious Gentlemen: C. Bannister, J. Palmer, W. Palmer, Edwin, Lee-Lewis, Ned Scott, Harry Hale, Jack Quick, S.G. Delpini, And the Rest of the Sons of Conviviality, From the Witty Lord to the Droll Punster. To which is added a choice collection of moral sentences; also, a selection of Curious Epigrams.
Date: [1794?]- Books
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Cambridge jests: being wit's recreation. If what's here said don't every humour fit, cease to find fault, 'till you [c]an find more wit.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The Merry medley; or Universal chronicle of wit and humour. Consisting of Entertaining stories. Remarkable anecdotes. Ingenious poems. Laughable elegies. Quaint epigrams. Ridiculous epitaphs. Strange paradoxes. Obscure riddles. Jovial Songs. Brilliant jests. Queer puns. Hibernian blunders, &c. Vol. I.
Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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The Merry Andrew: Being the smartest collection every yet published, of elegant repartees, brilliant jests, ridiculous bulls, comical tales, facetious epigrams, humorous epitaphs, droll jokes, profound riddles, and second hand conundrums. This book is the quintessence of wit, the source of fun, the original of laughter, and the perfection of true humour. By Ferdinando Funny, Esq; M.M. and professor of Drollery in the University of Humbug.
Funny, Ferdinando.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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The Merry and facetious companion, in French and English: Being a collection of the most entertaining stories, witty sayings, and smart repartees, that are to be found either in our own or foreign authors. Design'd for the use of all those persons who would or are now learning the French tongue.
Date: 1746- Books
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England's witty and ingenious jester: or, the merry citizen and jocular countryman's delightful companion. In Two Parts. I. A choice collection of the newest and Wittiest Jests, pleasant Relations, and smart Repartees. II. A curious Collection of the newest Songs, as they are now Song at Court, and both the Theatres. By W. W. Gent.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.Date: [1770?]- Books
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Merry tales of the wise men of Gotham. To which is added, a collection of jests.
Date: Printed in the year MDCCXC. [1790]