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The comical and witty jokes of John Falkirk the merry piper, When in courtship to an old fidler's widow who wanted all the teeth. With the copy of the love-letter he sent unto her who is commonly called F-ting Betty.
Falkirk, John.Date: Printed in the year 1784
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[The] Comical sayings of Pady from Cork: With his coat button'd behind. Being an elegant conference between English Tom and Irish teague.
Date: 1794
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The Cabinet of wit; Or, A feast and the mind. Containing droll and mery stories, in prose and verse.
Date: 1797
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The Merry frolicks or, The comical cheats of Swalpo, a notorious pick-pocket. And the merry pranks of Roger and clown.
Date: [1775?]
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The Merry frolicks, or, The comical cheats of Swalpo, a notorious pickpocket; and the merry pranks Roger the clown.
Date: [1780?]
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The Merry frolics; or, The comical cheats of Swalop, a notorious pick-pocket: and the merry pranks of Jack and clown.
Date: 1788
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The Merry frolick: or, The comical cheats of Swalpo, a notorious pickpocket. And the merry pranks of Roger the clown. Licents'd according to order.
Date: [1720?]
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Comical and witty jokes of John Falkirk the merry piper.
Falkirk, John.Date: Printed in year 1790
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Virtue triumphant, and pride abased; in the humorous history of Dickey Gotham, and Doll Clod; digested from antient tractates, and the records of those memorable families, now extant at Addle Hall, in Nottinghamshire. By R.P. Biographer. ...
R. P., Biographer.Date: 1753
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The Comical history of simple John, and his twelve misfortunes, Which happened all in twelve days after the unhappy day of his marriage. Being a particular account of his courtship and marriage to a scolding wife; which has been a mortifying misery to many a poor-man.
Date: 1780
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The comical history of the collier's wedding in Fyfe. Wrote by a kirkaldy gentleman.
Chicken, Edward.Date: M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779]
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The devil upon two sticks: or, the town until'd: With the Comical Humours of Don Stulto, and Siegnior Jingo: As it is Acted in Pinkeman's Booth in May-Fair.
Date: 1708
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The Comical and merry tricks, of Leper the taylor. In two parts.
Date: 1785
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The Comical sayings of Pady from Cork, With his coat button'd behind being a merry conferance between English Tom and Irish Teague. Pady's catechism: His purgatory when dead: his supplication, and creed for popish believers: his Psalm and hymns, &c. In three parts. By Roymore M'Closky, Derry in Ireland.
Date: 1785
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The Comical adventures, of the Late Mr. James Spiller Comedian at Epsom, in England. A true humorous tale. To which is added, the pleasant story of Obadiah mousetrap.
Date: MDCCXCVIII. [1798]