55 results filtered with: Wit and humor - Early works to 1800
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The Merry Andrew: Being the smartest collection every yet published, of elegant repartees, brilliant jests, ridiculous bulls, comical tales, facetious epigrams, humorous epitaphs, droll jokes, profound riddles, and second hand conundrums. This book is the quintessence of wit, the source of fun, the original of laughter, and the perfection of true humour. By Ferdinando Funny, Esq; M.M. and professor of Drollery in the University of Humbug.
Funny, Ferdinando.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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The Merry and facetious companion, in French and English: Being a collection of the most entertaining stories, witty sayings, and smart repartees, that are to be found either in our own or foreign authors. Design'd for the use of all those persons who would or are now learning the French tongue.
Date: 1746- Books
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La Pr [blank] ade ou l'apotheose du Docteur Pr [blank] pe.
Giraud, Claude-Marie, 1711-1780.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or The cabinet of wit and humour. Being a choice collection of the most brillant jokes, facetious puns, smart repartees, and entertaining tales, in prose and verse. Likewise, epigrams, epitaphs, connundrums, pleasant bulls, &c. Calculated to accommodate all who have a relish for mirth and good humour, and who are desirous of being facetious and entertaining in company.
Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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The balloon jester; or, flights of wit and humour: containing a most curious collection of all that is pleasing, entertaining, comical, Funny, Droll, and Laughable, Exhibited to the Public by those Sons of Mirth and curious Philosophers, Doctors Graham and Katterfelto; Those Geniuses of Dexterity and Magic, Sieurs Jonas and Breslaw; That ingenious and enterprising Aerial Traveller, Monsieur Biaggini, With a diverting Account of the Adventures and Reception of the Air Balloon. To which is added, The female Quaker, Propagation, and Matrimony, three admired Pieces. With new toasts and sentiments.
Date: [1784?]- Books
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The festival of humour; or, banquet of wit. Being a collection of the best anecdotes, repartees, Bon Mots, Epigrams, Whimsical and Laughable Adventures, Epitaphs, Curious Love Letters, &c. &c. &c. Calculated at once to banish care, and promote mirth and harmony.
Date: 1800- 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]- Books
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The schoolemaster, or teacher of table philosophie : A most pleasant and merie companion, wel worthy to be welcomed (for a dayly gheast) not onely to all mens boorde, to guyde them with moderate [and] holsome dyet: but also into euery mans companie at all tymes, to recreate their mindes, with honest mirth and delectable deuises: to sundrie pleasant purposes of pleasure and pastyme. Gathered out of diuers, the best approued auctours: and deuided into foure pithy and pleasant treatises, as it may appeare by the contentes.
Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613Date: 1576- Books
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Rochester's jests: or, the quintessence of wit; containing a new collection of merry stories, repartees, jokes, puns, Bulls, Blunders, Conundrums, the Newest Riddles, Rebusses, smartest Epigrams and Epitaphs; the most admired songs, sung by Mr. Beard, Miss Brent, Miss Wright, &c. and two original love letters To which is added, Wit upon Windows, Copied by a London Rider. The Whole being free from that Obscenity, so srequent in most other Books of this kind, is calculated to inspire Mirth and Good Humour, without giving Offence to the chastest Ear.
Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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Tom Thumb's royal riddle book: for the tiral of dull witts. Being a collection of new and ingenious guesses. Composed for the benefit of all that desire to try their wits, by reading these merry questions and answers.
Thumb, Tom.Date: 1788- Books
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Yorick's jests: Being a new collection of jokes, witticisms, bons mots and anecdotes, of the genuine sons of wit and humour of the last and present age. Containing a great number of humorous, diverting, and entertaining jests and stories, never before published in a book of the kind. To which are added, a new and choice selection of poems, fables, tales, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, rebuses, and enigmas; and a complete collection of the most fashionable and favourite toasts, sentiments, and hob nobs, now in vogue. The whole being intended as an antidote for the spleen, vapours, and melancholy.
Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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The apparition: or, the sham-wedding. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants. By a gentleman of Christ-Church College in Oxford.
Gentleman of Christ-Church College in Oxford.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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Derrick's jests; or, the wits chronicle. Containing a pleasing variety of repartees, puns, bon-mots, and other species of wit and humour, which passed between Samuel Derrick, Esq; Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath, and other persons distinguished for their Wit and Humour. Also a collection of poetical pieces on Various Subjects, by Mr. Derrick and others. Dedicated to the Public.
Date: 1769- Books
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A Choice penny-worth of wit: or, A clear distinction between a virtuous wife and a wanton harlot. In three parts. Part I. How a merchant was deluded from his lady by a harlot, to whom he carried gold, jewels, and other things of value, for many years, which the receiv'd with unspeakable flatery, 'call his wife gave him 2 penny to lay out on a penny-worth of wit. Part II. How he fail'd to a far country, where having exchang'd his gods for other rich merchandize, and being in a tavern (making merry) he scornfully derided his wife, and extoll'd his harlot; for which he was sharply reprov'd by an ancient man, who put him in a way to try his Harlot's love in a time of trouble; for which the merchant gave him his wife's penny. Part III. How he return'd richly loaden to the British shore; where he put himself in ragged poor array, and came to his harlot, declaring, that he had not only lost all that ever he had in a storm; but that he had likewise slain one of his servants; for which his life was in great danger, and desired her shelter; but instead of so doing, she abused him with taunting vile language, threatning to have him apprehended; at which he left her and returned to his wife (with the same pretence) who received him with unspeakable joy, offering to sacrifice all that ever she had to save his life. Thus did he prove her a faithful wife, and the other a flattering harlot. With other things, worthy of observation.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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Tom gay's comical Jester, or The wit's merry medley; Being a new and most beautiful collection of brilliant jests, funny jokes, merry stories, humorous adventures, pleasant tales, smart repartees, witty quibbles, & Irish bulls, &c. &c. To which is added, a curious collection of new conundrums, rebusses and riddles, sharp epigrams, droll epitaphs, amorous, poems, songs, fables, &c. The whole being entirely freed from that dulness which infects most other jest books-and is calculated to kill care, banish sorrow, promote mirth, crack the sides, choar the heart, and prove an everlasting gordial for low spirits.
Gay, Tom.Date: [1770?]- Books
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Tom gay's comical Jester; or The wit's merry medley; Being a new and most beautiful collection of brilliant jests, funny jokes, merry stories, amorous adventures, pleasant tales, smart repartees, witty quibbles, Irish bulls, &c. &c. To which is added, a curious collection of new conundrums, rebusses, and riddles, sharp epigrams, droll epitaphs, amorous poems, songs, fables, &c. The whole being entirely freed from that dulness which infests most other jest-books-and is calculated to kill care, banish sorrow, promote mirth, crack the sides, chear the heart, and prove an everlasting cordial of low spirits.
Gay, Tom.Date: 1763- 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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La divina commedia di Dante Alighieri ...
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.Date: [1778]- Books
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The jovial jester; or, Tim. Grin's delight. The most capital collection of wit and laughter; containing a selection of good saying witty jests bon mots repartees joke puns bulls quibbles tales stories adventures narrations anecdotes waggeries double entendres hob nobs whims frolicks humbugs witticisms fables sm... observations ingenoius flights, &c. which will expel care, drown grief, and banish the spleen: the whole containing more wit in one page than are in a volume; being compiled by the choice spirits at the Shakespear Bedford Coffee House Fox's Piazza Coffee-House The Rose Jupp's Covent-Garden Drury-Lane Theatre and other merry and diverting places of entertainment.
Date: [1786?]- Books
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Volume the second. The festival of wit; or, small talker. Being a collection of bon mots, anecdotes, repartees, epigrams, And other Flights of Wit and Humour, by distinguished characters in the fashionable circles. Collected and published from the manuscript of George K-, summer resident at Windsor: by the editor of the first volume.
Date: 1791- Books
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The labyrinth: Being an exercise for wit and humour, by rational rebusses. All which are entirely new, propriety being observed in the sense, spelling, and sound. By Jonathan Puzzle, Esq;
Puzzle, Jonathan.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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Tommy Trapwit's pleasant tales, entertaining stories, and merry jests. Recommended to the perusal of the little gentry of this Kingdom, by their old friend Margery commonly called Goody, two shoes.
Trapwit, Tommy.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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The triumph of wit; or, ingenuity display'd in its perfection: being the newest and most useful academy. In three parts Part I Containing Variety of excellent Poems. Pastorals, Satyrs, Dialogues, Epigrams, Anagrams, Acrosticks, choice Letters with their Answers, Epitaphs, Poe[tr]ies, Titles of Honour and Directions, Complemental Expressions and Addresses: Also Directions relating to Love and Business, and the newest, best, and exactest Collection of Choice Songs. Part II. Containing the whole Art and Mystery of Love in all its nicest Intrigues and curious Particulars, promising wonderful success as well in a happy Choice, as in the great Affair of Courtship to either Sex; with the Description and Anatomy of perfect Beauty. Part III. Containing the Mystery and Art of Canting, with the Original and Present Management thereof, and the Ends to which it serves, and is employed. Illustrated with Poems, Songs, and various Intrigues in the Canting Language, with the Explanation, &c. To which is Added, Instructions for Dancing, with Musical notes[.]
J. S. (John Shirley), active 1680-1702.Date: 1702- Books
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Curious amusements: fitted for the entertainment of the ingenious of both sexes; writ in imitation of the Count de Roche Foucault, and render'd into English from the 15th. edition printed at Paris. By a gentleman of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge. To which is added, some translations from Greek, Latin and Italian poets; with other verses and songs on several occasions, not before printed. By T. Rymer, Esq; late Historiographer-Royal.
Gentleman of Pembroke Hall in Cambridge.Date: 1714- Books
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Rochester's jests: or, the quintessence of wit; containing a new collection of merry stories, repartees, jokes, puns, Bulls, Blunders, Conundrums, the Newest Riddles, Rebusses, smartest Epigrams and Epitaphs; the most admired songs, sung by Mr. Beard, Mrs. Pinto, Miss Wright, &c. and two original love letters: To which is added, Wit Upon Windows, Copied by a London Rider. The Whole being free from that Obscenity, so frequent in most other Books of this kind, is calculated to inspire Mirth and Good Humour, without giving Offence to the chastest Ear.
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]