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Date: 1809-1872Reference: GALTON/1/1/9/5/4Part of: Galton Papers- Books
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Tales, apologues, allegories, Visions, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Historical Facts, and anecdotes: in verse. By William Wallbeck.
Wallbeck, William.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Poetry made familiar and easy, and embellished with a great variety of epigrams, Epitaphs, Songs, Odes, Pastorals, &c. from the best Authors. Being the fourth volume of the Circle of the sciences, &c. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Poems on several occasions. Viz. Munificence and modesty. Female dignity. To Lady Hussey Delaval. Verses from Catullus, after dining with Mr. Murray. Epitaphs. On the Duchess of Cleveland. On Henry Fielding, Esq. On the Rev. James Sheeles. Epitaph from Demosthenes. By Mr. Smart.
Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771.Date: [1763]- 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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A choice collection of poetry, by the most ingenious men of the age. Containing, Poems, Prologues, Epilogues, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Songs, &c. Being in Number One Hundred and Fifty compleat Pieces. Most carefully collected from original manuscripts, by Joseph Yarrow, Comedian.
Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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Poetry made familiar and easy to young gentlemen and ladies, and embellished with a great variety of the most shining epigrams, Epitaphs, Songs, Odes, Pastorals, &c. from the best Authors. Being the fourth volume of the Circle of the sciences. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- 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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Poetry made familiar and easy to young gentlemen and ladies, and embellish'd with a great variety of the most shining epigrams, Epitaphs, Songs, Odes, Pastorals, &c. from the best Authors. Being the fourth volume of the Circle of the sciences, &c. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: [1770?]- 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 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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The epitaph-Writer; consisting of upwards of six hundred original epitaphs, moral, admonitory, humorous, and satirical; Numbered, classed, and arranged, on a new plan, chiefly designed for those who write or engrave inscriptions on tomb-stones. Part I. Contains general epitaphs of two and four Lines each. Part II. epitaphs on various characters and relations in life, as Fathers, Mothers, Husbands, Wives, Young Men, Young Women, Infants, and a great Variety of moral and religious Characters. Part III. Humorous and Satirical Epitaphs, designed as Satires on vice and folly. To which is prefixed, an essay on epitaph-writing. By John Bowden.
Bowden, John, of Chester.Date: 1791- Books
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The new London city jester; or a banquet of wit, mirth, and fancy. Calculated for the entertainment and amusement of both sexes; 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, &c. &c.
Date: 1794- Books
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Laugh and be fat: or, an antidote against melancholy. Containing I. Great variety of comical intrigues and stories, in town and country. II. Poems upon Various Occasions. III. Witty Epigrams and Whims. IV. Epitaphs Serious and Comical. V. Pleasant Songs and Ballads. Written by the most ingenious authors of the age.
Date: 1724- Books
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Laugh and be fat: or an antidote against melancholy: containing I. Great variety of comical intrigues and stories, in Town and Country. II. Poems upon various Occasions. III. Witty Epigrams and Whims. IV. Epitaphs Serious and Comical. V. Pleasant Songs and Ballads. Written by the most ingenious authors of the age.
Date: 1761- Books
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The new London city jester; or, a banquet of wit, mirth, and fancy. Calculated for the entertainment and amusement of both sexes. 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, &c. &c.
Date: [1797]- Books
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Laugh and be fat: or, an antidote against melancholy. Containing I. Great variety of comical intrigues and stories, in town and country. II. Poems upon Various Occasions. III. Witty Epigrams and Whims. IV. Epitaphs Serious and Comical. V. Pleasant Songs and Ballads. Written by the most ingenious authors of the age[.]
Date: 1733- Books
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Laugh and be fat: or, an antidote against melancholy. Containing, I. Great variety of comical intrigues and stories, in town and country. II. Poems upon various Occasions. III. Witty epigrams and Whims. IV. Epitaphs serious and comical. V. Pleasant Songs and Ballads. Written by the most ingenious authors of the age.
Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LIII. [1753]- Books
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Ben Johnson's last legacy to the sons of wit, mirth, and jollytry; containing complete jests, Riddles, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Acrosticks, anagrams, &c. To which is added, a drunken oration, as it was performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, by that inimitable Comedian Mr. Shuter, in the Character of Hipsley's Drunken Man.
Date: [1756]- Books
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The antiquities of St. Peter's, or, the Abbey-Church of Westminster: containing The inscriptions and Epitaphs upon the Tombs and Grave-Stones; with the Lives, Marriages, and Issue of the most eminent Personages therein Reposited; and their Coats of Arms truly Emblazoned. In two volumes. Adorn'd with draughts of the tombs, curiously engraven.
Crull, Jodocus, -1713?Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter, York, From it's first Foundation to the present Year. Illustrated with copper-plates, consisting of different Views, Plans, &c. and Translations of all the Latin Epitaphs. To which are added, catalogues of the Archbishops, Deans, Sub-Deans, Chancellors, Treasurers, Precentors, and Succentors.
Drake, Francis, 1696-1771.Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The macaroni jester, and pantheon of wit; containing all that has lately transpired in the regions of politeness, whim, and novelty. Including A singular Variety of Jests, Witticisms, Bon-Mots, Conundrums, Toasts, Acrosticks, &c. - with Epigrams and Epitaphs, of the laughable Kind, and Strokes of Humour hitherto unequalled; which have never appeared in a Book of the Kind.
Cooke, John, 1731-1810.Date: [1773?]- Books
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter, York, From it's Foundation to the present Year. Illustrated with fourteen copper plates, consisting of different Views, Plans, &c. and Translations of all the Latin Epitaphs. To which are added, catalogues of the Archbishops, deans, Sub-Deans, Chancellors, Treasurers, Precentors, and Succentors.
Drake, Francis, 1696-1771.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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The pleasing jester, or merry companion: 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 Mouths of the facetious Gentlemen whose Names they bear. To which is added, a choice collection of moral sentences, poems, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Riddles, &c.
Date: [1792]- 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, small Repartees, excellent Puns, wise Sayings, witty Quibbles, and ridiculous Bulls. To Which IS Added, A choice Collection of the newest Conundrums, best Riddles, entertaining Rebuses, satirical Epigrams, humorous Epitaphs, facetious Dialogues, merry Tales, jovial Songs, Fables, &c. &c. &c.
Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXI. [1761]