England's jests refin'd and improv'd : being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartee's, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls, yet extant with many new ones, never before printed. To which are added, XI[V]. ingenious characters drawn to the life. The whole work compil'd with great care and exactness: and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busy-man's diversion, and the melancholy-man's physick and recreation. The second edition with additions. Calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings, by H.C.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed for John Harris, at the Harrow against the Church in the Poultrey,
1687.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | H.C. = Humphrey Crowley. Frontis. plate signed at foot "I. Drapentier", id est Jan Drapentier. With 5 final advertisement leaves. Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel 2427 lacks final advertisement leaf. UMI reel guide incorrectly lists this as at postion 2 on reel 2427. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([7], 173, [10] pages, [1] leaf of plates |