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Norfolk Congress.
Published: (1728)

The impartialest satyre that ever was seen : that speaks truth without fear, or flattery, or spleen: read as you list, commend it, or come mend it, the man that pen'd it, did with finis end it.
by: Taylor, John, 1580-1653
Published: (1652)

Advertisement. The new hospital in the Hay-Market for the cure of folly being near finish'd, the undertakers now think it proper to raise a further fund to encourage 'em to serve the publick.
Published: (1705)

The Wit's magazine.
Published: (1785)

The letting of humours blood in the head-uaine. : VVith a new morissco, daunced by seauen satyres, vpon the bottome of Diogines [sic] tubbe..
by: Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
Published: (1600)

The search after claret, or, A visitation of the vintners : a poem in two cantos.
by: Ames, Richard, d. 1693
Published: (1691)

The search after claret, or, A visitation of the vintners : a poem in two cantos.
by: Ames, Richard, active 1688-1694
Published: (1691)

VVit revived: or, a new and excellent way of divertisement, : digested into most ingenious questions and answers. /
by: Gayton, Edmund, 1608-1666
Published: (1656)

The Norfolk Congress: or, A full and true account of their hunting, feasting and mrry-making [sic]; : beiwg [sic] singularly delightful and likewise very instructive to the publick,
Published: (1728)

The foundling hospital for wit.
Published: (1743)

The second part of the history of the London clubs. Particularly, the Farting Club, the No-nos'd Club, the Misers Club, the Atheistical Club. With a comical relation of the devil in a bear skin.
by: Ward, Edward, 1667-1731
Published: (1720)

The red cow's speech, to a milk-woman, in St. J-----s's P----k..
Published: (1750)

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.
Published: (1786)

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.
by: Trapwit, Tommy
Published: (1733)

Palladis tamia. : VVits treasury being the second part of Wits common wealth. /
by: Meres, Francis, 1565-1647
Published: (1598)

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.
Published: (1746)

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.
by: Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750
Published: (1759)

The merry medley : or, a Christmas-Box, for gay gallants, and good companions. Containing Diverting Stories and choice Jokes, dextrous Tricks, pleasant Poems, and exquisite Epigrams, &c. Droll Dialogues, Facetious Fables, Humourous Speeches, Rysible Reflections, Ludicrous Letters, Rare Riddles, Arch Sayings. Rysible Reflections, Celebrated new and Jovial Songs fit for the Voice or Violin, and modish Country Dances; And, also The Travels of Father Christmas, and the most moving Memoirs of Jonathan Wild the Great. The whole design'd to prevent and expel Spleen and Melaucholy, and drive the cold Winter away with Mirth and Musick. Useful to all, especially Travellers and those that take Physick. Being a Complete System of Christmas Gambols. Dedicated to the lovers of fun and good fellowship, by C. F. president of the Comical club in Covent-Garden, and a true Hicobite. Vol. II.
Published: (1745)

Sententiæ insignes ex M.T. Cicerone : Secundum varias res ac facultates in genera sive capita distributæ. Eloquentiæ studiosis, ac præsertim scholis liber maxime neessarius. Auctore Petro Lagnerio compendiensi.
by: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Published: (1704)

The devill seen at St. Albons. : Being a true relation how the devill was seen there in a cellar, in the likenesse of a ram; and how a butcher came and cut his throat, and sold some of it, and dressed the rest for himselfe, inviting many to supper, who eat of it. Attested by divers letters, of men of very good credit in the towne. Whereunto is added a comment, for the better understanding of the unlearned, or ignorant. Printed for confutation of those that beleeve there are no such things as spirits or devils.
Published: (1648)

Naked truth, or, A plain discovery of the intrigues of amorous fops and humours of several other whimsical persons : in a pleasant and profitable dialogue between a precious saint-like sister called Terpole and Mimologos, a scoffing buffoon /
by: Montalvan, Francisco Baltheo de
Published: (1673)

Witty questions and answers, for the improvement of conversation.
Published: (1750)

Pasquils iests : with the merriments of Mother Bunch, vvittie, pleasant, and delightfull.
by: Pasquil
Published: (1629)

Mirth's Museum, or, The Humorous Jester : Containing select and original Jests, bon mots, repartees, droll stories, and laughable gulls, both English and Irish.
Published: (1798)

Pasquils jests : with the merriments of Mother Bunch. Witty, pleasant, and delightfull.
by: Pasquil, et al.
Published: (1669)

The Welch man's inventory. : Han infentory of the couds of William Morgan, ap Renald, ap Hugh, ap Richard, ap Thomas, ap Evan, ap Rice, in the county of Clamorgan, Shentleman.
Published: (1701)

Poor Robin's jests, or, The compleat jester : Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written in a new method. both in prose and verse. By Poor Robin knight of the burnt island, and well-wisher to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. The second part. Licensed, November 9th.
by: Poor Robin
Published: (1669)

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.
by: Thumb, Tom
Published: (1788)

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.
by: Puzzle, Jonathan
Published: (1753)

Wits fittes and fancies : Fronted and entermedled with presidentes of honour and wisdome. Also: Loves Ovvl. An idle conceited dialogue betwene loue, and an olde man. Recta securus. A. C.
by: Copley, Anthony, 1567-1607?
Published: (1595)

The obliging husband, and imperious wife; or, The west-country clothier undone by a peacock : With the pleasant and comical humours of honest Humphry his man. Made out in several witty and ingenious dialogues; between I. Mr. Wilmot, a wet-country clothier, at Credition in Devonshire, and a gentlewoman of a good fortune in Exeter, and honest Humphrey the clothier's man; with the intrigues of their courtship II. Between the clothier, his mistress, her mother, and cousin, &c. about furnishing the house, and celebrating the wedding. II. Between the clothier, his wife, mother, and nurse; with what pass'd at her lying-in, christning the child, and gossiping. IV. Between the clothier, his man Humphry, and his creditors; he being now grown poor. V. Between the clothier, his man Humphry, two bayliffs, and the goaler. The whole discovering how extravagant wives consume their husband's estates, and bring them to ruine and destruction.
Published: (1722)

Pasquils iests : vvith the merriments of Mother Bunch. VVittie, pleasant, and delightfull.
by: Pasquil
Published: (1632)

The Poets jests, or Mirth in abundance.
Published: (1790)

Pasquils iestes : mixed with Mother Bunches merriments. Whereunto is added a bakers doozen of guiles. Very prettie and pleasant, to driue away the tediousnesse of a winters evening.
by: Pasquil, et al.
Published: (1609)

Aesop's last will and testament..
Published: (1698)

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.
by: Funny, Ferdinando
Published: (1759)