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Songs, duetts, trios, &c. in The genius of nonsense: an original, whimsical, operatical, pantomimical, farcical, electrical, naval, military, temporary, local extravaganza. Performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.
Colman, George, 1732-1794.Date: M.DCC.LXXX. [1780]- Books
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Songs, duetts, trios, &c. in The genius of nonsense: an original, whimsical, operatical, pantomimical, farcical, electrical, naval, military, temporary, local extravaganza. Performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.
Colman, George, 1732-1794.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Apollo's maggot in his cups: or, the whimsical creation of a little satyrical poet. A lyrick ode. Merrily dedicated to Dicky Dickison, the witty, but deform'd governour of Scarborough-Spaw.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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A long ramble, or several years travels, in the much talk'd of, but never before discover'd, wandering island of O-Brazil. Containing, a full description of that whimsical country; ...
Date: 1712- Books
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Fanatic blunders; faithfully collected from their books, sermons, and prayers. Containing a gallimaufry of enthusiastic zeal, farce, and nonsense. Embellished with a whimsical Caricature of a noted Preacher, copied from the Life.
Date: [1789]- Books
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F--- B---'s bomb, obstructed in its motion, and hammer'd about his own pate. Being an idem-dialectical return. To a late whimsical, crackbrain'd harangue, emitted by a theological mountebank, ... By J. P.
J. P.Date: 1702- Books
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Nimble & quick; pick and choose where you will, here is something that will please every body: Containing the humours of the age; being whimsical, witty, diverting, comical, and useful remarks, on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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The history of Don Politico Piscatori: or, the political fisherman. Faithfully translated from the original manuscript in the Vatican library. And humbly inscrib'd to C----- L----tt, Esq; in defence of the church and state against whimsical innovators.
Date: 1707- Books
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Fools have fortune: or, a guinea gave for an oyster. Being Gogmagog's confession. With an exact copy of the letter of license granted to the whimsical lawyer of Chancery-Lane. Written by W.S. a brother of the quill.
W. S., brother of the quill.Date: 1707- Books
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Nimble and quick, Pick and chuse where you will. Here is something to please every body. Containing, The humours of the age, being whimsical, diverting, witty and comical. With useful remarks on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Partridge and Flamsted' new and well experienced fortune book delivered to the world from the astrologer's office in Greenwick-Park, for the benefit of all young men, maids, wives, and widows. ... To which is added, The whimsical lady.
Partridge and Flamsted (London, England)Date: 1781?]- Books
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Nimble and quick. Pick and chuse where you will. Here is something to fit and please every body. Containing The humours of the age, being whimsical, witty, diverting, and comical. With useful remarks on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Songs, duets, and chorusses, in the whimsical drama of Obi: or, Three-Fingered Jack. Invented by Mr. Fawcett. Performed at the Theatre-Royal, London and Dublin, with universal applause. To which are prefixed illustrative extracts, and a prospectus of the action.
Fawcett, Mr. (John), 1768-1837.Date: 1800- 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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Nimble and quick pick and chuse where you will. Here is something to fit and please everybody. Containing the humours of the age. Being whimsical, witty, diverting, and comical, with useful remarks on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: 1792?]- Books
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Nimble and quick. Pick and chuse where you will. Here is something to fit and please every body. Containing the humours of the age. Being whimsical, witty, diverting, and comical, with useful remarks on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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Nimble and quick. Pick and Chuse where You will. Here is something to fit and please every Body Containing the humours of the age being whimsical, witty, diverting, and comical, with useful remarks on the virtues and vices of the times.
Date: 1770?]- Books
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A garland, containing Six Choice Songs. 1 Then farewel my trim built wherry 2 On Entick's green meadow 3 A whimsical farmer in Cheshire 4 'twas summer so softly 5 In summer when the leaves were green 6 Sailors they get all the money
Date: Printed in the Year 1790- Books
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The miscellaneous works of Tim Bobbin, Esq. Containing his view of the Lancashire dialect; with large additions and improvements. Also his poem of the flying dragon and the man of Heaton. Together with other his whimsical amusements, in prose and verse. Some of which never before published.
Bobbin, Tim., 1708-1786.Date: [1790?]- Books
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The whimsical serenade. A farce of two acts. By Thomas Horde, jun. Esq. Author of leander and hero,-zelida. Tragedies. Damon and phebe. An opera. Dramatic love,- the empeck,- as the world goes,- the paradise of fools, -the pretended puritan,-it was right at the last. Entertainments.
Horde, Thomas, active 1769-1784.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Nimble and quick; Pick and choose where you will, here is something that will please every body; containing the humours of the age: being whimsical, witty, diverting, comical, and useful remarks on the virtue and vices of the times. To which is added, an excellent song called Variety.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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Martial reviv'd: or, epigrams, satyrical, panegyrical, political, moral, elegiacal, whimsical, and comical. Above one hundred in number, merrily but justly applied to all Sorts of Persons and Things. And Particularly Inscrib'd to our Modern Courtiers, State Quacks, Fools, Lovers, Rakes, Beaus, Libertines, Poets, Stockjobbers, Saints, Hypocrites, Priests, Ladies, Maids, Wives, Widows, &c. With a preface in defence of epigram, and merry fellows.
Date: [1722]- Books
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The badge of folly; or, a humorous illustration of the mottos, of the nobility, of England, Scotland, and Ireland: with an English translation of each, and an extensive commentary. Designed and executed, by that whimsical delineator, Orator Reynard, Professor of double Entendre, in the College of Momus, for the Cabinet of Laughter.
Reynard, Orator.Date: 1782- Books
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Wit for the ton! The Convivial Jester; or, Sam Foote's Last Budget Opened. Containing original and authentic anecdotes, bon mots, jocose Remarks, poignant Repartees, whimsical Occurrences, queer Hums, inimitable Witticisms, &c. of that immortal Child of Humour The English Aristophanes. With authentic memoirs of his life and writings, and a particular Recital of the many laughable Incidents which befel him in the former, and the various whimsical Occurrences that gave rise to the later.
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.Date: 1783- Books
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Daniel Gunston's jests, &c. In two parts. Or, A new collection of in part I. diverting jests, comical bulls, smart repartees, quaint sayings, queer puns, merry adventures, in part II. whimsical epigrams, strange epitaphs, funny rebusses, puzzling conundrums, numorous riddles, comical questions. Many originals, never printed before. Part I. The whole being designed to banish sorrow, chear the heart, enliven the countenance, quicken the spirits, and procure mirth and good humour.
Gunston, Daniel.Date: 1780