115 results filtered with: English wit and humor
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Myocardial medley / edited by Ian R. Gray from contributions submitted by members of the General Practitioner Writers Association.
Date: [1990], ©1990- Books
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Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, the most excellent bons mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English Language; many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman whose Name they bear. To which are added, choice collections of moral sentences, and of the most pointed and truly valuable epigrams in the British Tongue; With the Names of the Authors to such as are known. Most humbly Inscribed To those choice spirits of the age, His Majesty's Poet-Laureat, Mr. David Garrick, Mr. The. Cibber, Mr. Justice Bodens's Horse, Tom Jones, the most impudent Man living, the Rev. Mr. Henley, and Job Baker the Kettle-Drummer.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The life of John Buncle, Esq; containing various observations and reflections, made in several parts of the world, and many extraordinary relations. In four volumes. ...
Amory, Thomas, 1691?-1788?.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Love at first sight; or, the Gay in a Flutter. Being a Collection of Advertisements, Chiefly Comic.
Date: 1751- Books
Wake up, nurse! : hundreds of nursing "howlers" taken from the actual examination papers of many great hospitals / Roger Brook did the compilation ; Timothy Birdsall did the drawings.
Date: 1963- Books
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The schemer. Or, universal satirist. By that great philosopher Helter van Scelter. Illustrated with Notes Critical and Explanatory, by some of the first Personages of Europe.
Morell, Charles, Sir, 1736-1765.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Joe Miller's jests. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, and most pleasant short stories in the English language. The greater part of which are taken from the mouth of that facetious gentleman whose name they bear.
Date: Printed in this present Year. [1800?]- Books
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The new entertaining humorist. Being a collection of miscellanies, in prose and verse amongst which are, the advantages of cheerfulness. The art of happiness. The mock-doctor. Adventures of a tye-wig. A match for the devil. History of the Platonic ladies. The civil husband. The amorous groom. Adventures of an English sailor. The water of folly. The jealous husband outwitted. The curious wife. The merry escape. Justice a-la-mode. History of Tom Wildair. History of the ape of Marseilles. The leaky vessel. The circle of human life. The humorist. Who breaks the ice. The pig. Loves of Ludovico and Honorio. The lyar. The country justice. The power of scolding. The furniture of a beau's mind. The furniture of a woman's mind The fair nun. History of Selim. Riches and glory. Example for married ladies. The merry monarch. The royal cuckold. Story of Charles II. &c.&c.&c.
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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The Complete London Jester, or, wit's companion: Containing all the fun and all the humour, all the learning and all the judgment, which have lately slowed from the two universities, from the two theatres, from White's Chocolate-house, from the Bedford Coffee-house; or, from the spouting clubs, and choice spirits clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the fashionable jests, epigrams, merry tales, humorous jokes, bon mots, conundrums, Irish bulls, comical humbugs, droll narrations, smart repartees, new adventures, funny epitaphs, and witticisms. Which will expel care, drown grief, banish the spleen, improve the wit, create mirth, entertain company, and give the reader a light heart, and a chearful countenance. The whole teaching the agreable art of story-telling, and furnishing pieces of wit, for the amusement and improvement of both sexes. The sixth edition. To which is added a genteel collection of the various toasts, sentiments, and Hob-Nobs, now in fashion.
Date: 1771- Books
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The polite companion; or, wit a-la-mode. ... Including a rich variety of comical jests, smart epigrams, diverting riddles, ... Interspersed with instructive narratives, affecting examples, ...
Date: 1766- Books
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Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, the most excellent Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language; many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman whose name they bear. To which are added, choice collections of moral sentences. And of the most pointed and truly valuable epigrams in the British tongue; With the Names of the Authors to such as are known: Most humbly inscribed To those Choice Spirits of the Age, His Majesty's Poet Laureat, Mr. David Garrick, Mr. The. Cibber, Mr. justice Bodens's Horse, Tom Jones, the most impudent man living, the Rev. Mr. Henley, and Job Baker the Kettle Drummer.
Date: [1739?]- Books
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Joe Miller's jests
Date: 1744]- Books
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The life of John Buncle, Esq; containing various observations and reflections, made in several parts of the world, and many extraordinary relations.
Amory, Thomas, 1691?-1788?.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The new festival of wit; or, gleanings, from the best authors of jokes, jests, and flashes of merriment; with curious anecdotes.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The whimsical jester, or, Rochester in high glee. Containing great variety of diverting jests, Entertaining Stories, Pleasing Tales, Comical Bulls, Smart Repartees, Keen Waggeries, Brilliant Bon Mots, Quaint Sayings, Queer Puns, Wonderful Frolicks, Droll Narrations, Merry Adventures, Puzzling Conundrums, Humorous Riddles, Funny Rebusses, Whimsical Epigrams, Strange Epitaphs, Odd Letters, &c. exhibited upon The Great Stage of the World, by those Choice Spirits and Droll Characters, who excite mirth improve the Understanding, and give a Relish to Life. The Whole being designed, To banish Sorrow, chear the Heart, enliven the Countenance, quicken the Senses, and procure Mirth and good Humour.
Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Memoirs: containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain. A history of antiquities, productions of nature, and monuments of art. Observations on the Christian religion, as porsessed by the established church, and diffenters of every denomination. Remarks on the writings of the greatest English divines: and a review of the works of the writers called infidels, from Lord Herbert of Cherbury, to the Late Lord Viscount Bolincbroke. With a variety of disquisitions and opinions relative to criticism and manners; and many extraordinary actions. In several letters.
Amory, Thomas, 1691?-1788?.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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Joe Miller's jests, Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, and most pleasant short stories in the English language. The greater part of which are taken from the mouth of that facetous gentle man whose name they bear.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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Joe Miller's jests. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, and most pleansant short stories in the English language. The grater part of which are taken from the mouth of that facetious person whose name they bear.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The complete London jester, or wit's companion; containing all the fun and all the humour, all the Learning and all the Judgment, which has lately flowed from the two universities, from the Two Theatres, from White's Chocolate-House, from the Bedford Coffee-House; or, from the Spouting Clubs, and Choice Spirits Clubs in London and Westminster. Including all the Fashionable Jests, Epigrams, Merry Tales, Humorous Jokes, Bon Mots, Choice Songs, Conundrums, Irish Bulls, Comical Humbugs, Droll Narrations, Smart Repartees, New Adventures, Funny Epitaphs, and Witticisms. Which will expel Care, drown Grief, banish the Spleen, improve the Wit, create Mirth, entertain Company, and give the Reader a light Heart, and a chearful Countenance. The whole teaching the agreeable Art of Story-Telling, and furnishing Pieces of Wit, for the Amusement and Improvement of both Sexes.
Date: 1765- Books
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An essay on gibing, With a Project for its Improvement.
Date: 1725- Books
A merry, ingenious, and diverting work entitled Liber compotorum felicium, or, The true drunkard's delight, being an attempt, in a collection of brave and witty things from English verse and prose, to set forth, in gratitude for Baccus' bounty, the whole art and philosophy of drinking, to which are added a garland of convivial songs such as may, in praise of proper liquor, be sung by the roaring boys of Elysium and echoed by all choice spirits here below, some account of drinking customs with a selection of toasts, a gallery of notable drunkards, a dictionary of drinking slang, a digest of drunkards' law, and a collection of tried and approved recipes, together with an examination of teetotalism and its miserable songs, an account of some lively deaths and a selection of drunkards' epitaphs, etc., etc / all carefully collected together & in part written by William Juniper. Trinc!.
Juniper, William.Date: [l933]- Books
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Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests; the Politest Repartees; the most Elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. First carefully collected in the Company, and many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman, whose Name they bear; and now set forth and published by his lamentable Friend and former Companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq; Most Humbly Inscribed To those Choice-Spirits of the age, Captain Bodens, Mr. Alexander Pope, Mr. Professor Lacy, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer.
Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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New Joe Miller; or, the tickler. Containing upwards of five hundred good things, many of which are original, and the others selected from the best authors.
Date: 1800- Books
Alimentary, my dear doctor / edited by Clifford Hawkins; from contributions submitted by members of the General Practitioner Writers Association.
Date: 1988- Books
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The repository: a select collection of fugitive pieces of wit and humour, in prose and verse. By the Most eminent writers.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]