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Foreign tales : witty & merry sayings, repartees, &c. from the best authors. In French and English. For the use of those who love Good Humour, and desire to understand the French T...

Published 1719

printed for Sam. Ballard in Little-Britain

Subjects: “...English wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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The irish miscellany : or Teagueland jests: being a compleat collection of the most profound puns, learned bulls, elaborate quibbles, Amorous Letters, Sublime Poetry, and wise Sayi...

Published 1749

printed for R. Adams, at Dryden's Head, Holborn Bars

Subjects: “...English wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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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

Printed by and for W. Kemmish, King-Street, Borough: and sold by all the booksellers

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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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 readi...

by Thumb, Tom
Published 1788

Printed for the travelling booksellers

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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 q...

Published 1780

printed for W. Lane, Leadenhall-Street

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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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

Published 1784

printed for W. Lane

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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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

by Gentleman of Christ-Church College in Oxford
Published 1733

printed for John Watts; and sold by W. Feales at Rowe's Head, the Corner of Essex-Street in the Strand

Subjects: “...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,...

by Funny, Ferdinando
Published 1759

Printed for I. Pottinger, in Pater-noster Row, and sold by all the booksellers in the Universe

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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 w...

Published 1722

printed for Anne Gifford in Old Baalam without Bishopsgate

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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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...

by Pilkington, Laetitia
Published 1759

Printed for Mr. Kinnersley, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Langford at the Peacock, near St. Clement's Church; Mrs. Jones at her Pamphlet Shop, in Compton Street, Soho: and sold by all the booksellers and news carriers in town and country

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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Rusted's humourous and entertaining jester or the pabulum of life : Containing a variety of original jests, entirely new

by Rusted, Robert
Published 1795

sold by R. Rusted, Shoe-Lane, Fleet Street. Six-Pence. J. Adlard, printer, Duke Street, Smithfield

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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 Sa...

by Jonson, Ben
Published 1760

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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 Sa...

by Jonson, Ben
Published 1755

printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-Noster Row

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The humourist : Essays upon several subjects: viz. News-Writers. Enthusiasm. Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts, &c. W...

by Gordon, Thomas
Published 1730

printed for Daniel Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”

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The humourist : being essays upon several subjects, viz. account of the author. Stock-Jobbers. Authors. Travels. Fancy Journalists. The Weather. Hope. Education. Prating. Modern In...

by Gordon, Thomas
Published 1725

printed for T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street

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Sensus communis: an essay on the freedom of wit and humour. In a letter to a friend

by Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper
Published 1709

printed for Egbert Sanger at the Post-Office in Fleetstreet

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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, W...

Published 1775

printed and sold by T. Bailey's in Leaden-Hall-Street, where Shopkeepers Bills, or any other Printing Work are carefully done, if broughts to the above Printing-Office

Subjects: “...Wit and humor / Early works to 1800...”