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The beauties of Sterne; including several of his letters, all his Pathetic Tales, Humorous Descriptions, and most distinguished Observations on Life. Selected for the Heart of Sensibility.
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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Marriage a-la-mode: an Humorous tale, in six canto's, in Hudibrastic Verse; being an explanation of the six prints Lately Published by the Ingenious Mr. Hogarth.
Date: [1746]- Books
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Every lady's own valentine writer; in prose and verse. (for 1798.) containing Humorous Dialogues; Witty Valentines, with Answers; Plcasant Sonnets, on Love, Courtship, Marriage, Beauty, &c. &c.
Date: [1797]- Pictures
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A man in bedclothes prising insects (?) off his bed-curtains with a fork into a saucepan. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726202iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A poor painter seated at a canvas contemplates suicide. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726146iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A lunatic in a barred cell imagines himself to be a leading actor in a melodrama. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726148iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A shopkeeper sews up his wife's mouth to stop her from nagging. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726191iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A drunken woman standing in the street in St Giles's, London. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726192iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A mad dog on the run in a London street: citizens attack it as it approaches a woman who has fallen over. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: 1826Reference: 663745iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings- Pictures
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Men around a table yawning. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726149iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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A gouty man at table with a bon viveur drinking champagne (a pun on "pain"). Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: 1826Reference: 664596iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings- Pictures
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A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726147iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings.- Pictures
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Boniface consulting a doctor about the fullness of his stomach. Coloured engraving by T.L. Busby, 1827.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: 1827Reference: 10964iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings- Pictures
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A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: 1826Reference: 664648iPart of: Busby's humorous etchings- Books
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A letter from Mrs. Jane Jones, alias Jenny Diver, in Drury-Lane, to Mrs. Arabella B---wl---s, Near Wine-Office Court, Fleetstreet. Interspers'd With Reflections, Humorous and Moral, Pious and Political.
Jones, Jane.Date: [1737]- Books
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Attic wit; or, a Medley of Humour: Containing an Agreeable Variety of Bon Mots, Jokes, & Repartees; Being Humorous, Whimsical, Laughable, Novel and Sentimental; In Prose and Verse. Designed To promote Mirth, Jocularity, and Chearfulness, in in Both Sexes.
Date: 1791- Books
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Laugh when you can; or, the monstrous droll jester. Containing the best collection of jests, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, bon Mots, &c. Ever Published. To which is added, The benevolent jew, as recited at the Royalty Theatre.
Date: [1795?]- Books
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The covent Garden jester; or, lady's and gentleman's treasure of wit, humour, and amusement; Containing A great variety of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, Witty Sayings, and Humorous Jests; being the most excellent collection ever yet published in the English language. By the Earl of Funsborough.
Funsborough, Earl of.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The covent Garden jester; or, lady's and gentleman's treasure of wit, humour, and amusement; Containing A very great variety of Bon Mots, Witty Sayings, and Humorous Jests; being the most excellent collection ever yet published in the English language. By the Earl of Funsborough.
Earl of Funsborough.Date: [1792]- Books
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Six visions of hell: being satires on the corruptions and vices of all degrees of mankind, from the King to the cobler. Instructive and Humorous. from the original Spanish of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Adorned with curious Copper Plate Cuts. By Mr. Nunez.
Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645.Date: 1750- Books
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It's all of a peace or French Leuisdors for English bricks. [a satirical print]. By Way of Allegorical Episode to the above Print is added, the kitchen in an uproar: A New Humorous, Satirical ballad, to the Tune of, The Abbot of Canterbury.
Date: [1763]- Books
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Garrick's jests; or, genius in high glee. Containing all the jokes of the wits of the present age, viz. Mr. Garrick, Ld. Lyttleton, Mr. Fox, Ld. Mansf-, Mr. Burke, Mr. Foote, Mr. Selwyn, Dutchess of K. Lady H-, Lady T-, &c. Being Humorous, Lively, Comical, Queer, Satirical Droll, Smart Repartees; Facetious, Merry Bon Mots, &c. To which are added, a new selection of epigrams, poems Conundrums, Toasts, Sentiments, Hob-Nobs, &c. now in Fashion, And the Favourite New Songs Sung last Season at Vauxhall.
Date: [1785?]- Books
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The witty and humorous jester; by a buck of the first order. Containing a select collection of jests, Jokes, Bon Mots, Humorous Tales, Smart Repartees, Anecdotes, And other sallies of wit and humour; Which are so laughable, that they will provoke a smile in the Countenance of the most rigid Stoic, and spread Mirth, Jollity, and good Fellowship round every Table. To which is added. A Selection of the the best and most fashionable Toast and Sentiments.
Buck of the first order.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The English Roscius. Garrick's jests; or, genius in high glee. Containing all the jokes of the wits of the present age, viz. Mr. Garrick, Ld. Lyttleton, Mr. Fox, Ld. Mansf-, Mr. Burke, Mr. Foote, Mr. Selwyn, Dutchess of K. Lady H-, Lady T-, &c. Being Humorous, Lively, Comical Queer, Satirical Droll, Smart Repartees, Facetious, Merry Bon Mo[ll] &c. To which are added, a new selection of epigrams, poems, conundrums, toasts, sentiments, hob-nobs, &c. now in Fashion.
Date: [1785?]- Books
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Fisher's cheerful companion to promote laughter; being a humorous collection of interesting stories for a winter's evening fireside; or amusement for summer, in a shady retreat. Containing the Stories of The Three Dexterous Thieves, The Wishes, The Widgeon, The Lucky Disaster, The Hunch-Back'd Minstrels, The Conjurer, The Fortunate Peasant, The Two Rogues, The Humorous Miller, The Adventures of Searamouch The Unfortunate Spaniard, The Ghost, and Mutual Confidence on the Wedding Night.
Fisher, S. (Simon).Date: [1800]