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Three officers in the City of London Corporation holding different types of sticks ("characteresticks"): Lord Mayor Crosby with a scourge for wheat-speculators; John Wilkes with a Herculean club for defeating corruption; and and a bull representing Frederick Bull, with the sheriff's staff of office. Engraving after S.L., 1772.
S.L., active 1772.Date: [1 Jan. 1772]Reference: 584784i- Pictures
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A park keeper is complaining to a young woman about "pansies" (homosexuals). Colour process print, 195-, after D. McGill, 193-.
McGill, Donald Fraser Gould, 1875-1962.Date: [ca. 1950?]Reference: 2059428iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Books
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A poam on Tom Pun----bi, on occasion of his late death, and in vindication of some verses written, entitled Sheridan's resurrection.
Date: 1722- Pictures
A gin palace as a "temple of Juniper", with other scenes illustrating puns. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: 14 Feb 1834Reference: 640597iPart of: Everybody's album & caricature magazine- Books
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The jovial companion; or, merry jester. Being a choice collection of the most witty and entertaining jests, puns, bon mots, repartees, quibbles, bulls, &c.
Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Pictures
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: 665676i- 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 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: 10644i- Pictures
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Puns, puppets of Shakespearian characters, fashions in bonnets, the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, etc., representing Albert Smith's performance 'Ascent of Mont Blanc'. Lithograph after J.O. Parry, 185-.
Parry, John Orlando, 1810-1879.Date: 1850-1859Reference: 32508i- 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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New jolly jester, or wit's pocket companion; consisting of a diverting selection of smart repartees New Jests Pleasant Tales Lively Puns Humourous Adventures Strange Blunders Puzzling Riddles Laughable Anecdotes Witty Quibbles Comical Hobnobs Curious Epitaphs Funny Epigrams together with a Variety of originals, never before published.
Date: [1800]- Books
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The court and city jester: being an original collection of jests, puns, Bons Mots, Repartees, Quibbles, Bulls, &c. To Which Are Added Some Curious Pieces, Consisting Of Epigrams, Epitaphs, &c. Concluded With Several humorous Cross-Readings of News-Papers. The Whole adapted to the present Times.
Date: [1770]- Books
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The polite jester: or, theatre for wit. Containing diverting jests, smart repartees, Brilliant Bon Mots, Sensible Puns, Keen Epigrams, Pleasing Tales, Comical Bulls, Choice Riddles, Good Conundrums, Witty Epitaphs, &c. Interspersed with a great variety of comic poetry. The whole intended for Chearful Amusement, and is free from indelicacy.
Date: 1796- Books
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Feast of merriment. A new American jester. Being a most curious collection of witty jests--merry stories--smart repartees-- droll advertures--funny jokes--wise sayings--anecdotes--waggeries-- whims--puns-- bon mots-- and laughable tricks, many of which were never before published. ... By Well-Fed Domine Double-Chin Esq.
Date: 1795- Books
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The festival of wit: or, the small talker. Consisting of anecdotes, epigrammatic flashes, Bon Mots, Repartees, and Puns, Royal, Noble, Naval, Military, Clerical, &c. with flights of humour and genius, selected from a voluminous works in the possession of G***** K***, summer resident at W----. With the life of the author and compiler, written by himself.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Ben Johnson's jests: or the wit's pocket companion. Being a new collection of the most ingenious jests, diverting Stories, pleasant Jokes, smart Repartees, excellent Puns, wise Sayings, witty Quibbles, and ridiculous Bulls. To Which IS Added, A Choice Collection of the newest Conundrums, best Riddles, entertaining Rebusses, satirical Epigrams, humourous Epitaphs, facetious Dialogues, merry Tales, jovial Songs, Fables, &c. &c. &c. Here glowing Thought, and Sense refin'd, With laughing Wit, and Fancy join'd, The poignant Pun, and brilliant Jest, In pleasing Garb of Nature drest, Their universal Balm impart, To recreate the gloomy Heart.
Date: [1755]- 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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Ben Johnson's Jests, or, The wit's pocket companion. Being a new collection of ingenious jests, diverting stories, pleasant jokes, smart repartees, excellent puns, wise sayings, witty quibbles, and ridiculous bulls. To which is added, a choice collection of the newest conundrums, satirical epigrams, humourous epitaphs, facetious dialogues, merry tales, jovial songs, fables, &c. &c. &c.
Date: 1789- Books
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Satirical, humourous, and familiar pieces, prose. The disabled soldier. Character of a sot. The contented porter, by Richardson. ambassador of bantam's letter. The cards spiritualized. A sermon on the word malt. on quacks, By Dr. Goldsmith. Parish jobbing. The art of punning. &c.
Date: Anno 1796- Books
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The royal jester, or cream of the jest. Being a collection of the best jests, puns, jokes, conundrums, repartees, &c, &c. Collected for the Universal Amusement, Diversion and Improvement of Mankind. By Martin Merry, Esq; Wit Professor in Ordinary to the King of -[.]
Merry, Martin, active 1751.Date: M.DCC.LI. [1751]- Books
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Ben Johnson's jests. Or, The wit's pocket companion. Being a new collection of ingenious jests, diverting stories, pleasant jokes, smart repartees, excellent puns, wise sayings, witty qibbles [sic], and ridiculous bulls. To which is added a choice collection of the newest conundrums, satyrical epigrams, humourous epitaphs, facetious dialogues, merry tales, jovial songs, fables, &c. &c. &c.
Date: [1760?]- Books
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The festival of wit: or, the small talker. Consisting of anecdotes, epigrammatic flashes, Bon Mots, Repartees, and Puns, Royal, Noble, Naval, Military, and Clerical, &c. with flights of humour and genius, selected from a voluminous work, in the possession of G***** K***, summer resident at W--. With the life of the author and compiler, written b y himself.
Date: [1782]- Books
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The convivial jester, or bane of melancholy; being an unrivalled collection of the most celebrated and pointed jests, puns, and repartees, ever before published in the whole World; including many originals by the Witty Wags of our ̀̀tight Little Isle.'' Written and compiled under the immediate inspection of that facetious and lively writer, Godfrey Broadgrin, Esq.
Broadgrin, Godfrey.Date: [1800]- Books
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The jovial companion: or, the Alive and Merry Fellow. Being a new collection of the most ingenious jests, diverting stories, pleasant joakes, Smart Excellent Puns, Wise Sayings, Witty Quibbles, and Rediculous Bulls, To which is added, a choice collection of the newest conundrums, Facetious Dialogues, Merry Tales, and Jovial Songs.
Date: [1775?]- 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