The London Budget of Wit, Or, A Thousand Notable Jests: Many of Them Never Before Printed, and the Whole Arranged on an Entire New Plan Under the Following Heads : Women, Royal, Noble, Clerical, Legal, Medical, Military, Naval, Theatrical, Wit in Low Life ... : to which is Added, by Way of Appendix, a Selection of PunsWalker and Edwards, 1817 - 352 pagine |
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Pagina vii
... walks of life to which the chapters of his work are respectively confined , to counterbalance an equal number of the shafts of satire which wicked wags have levelled against them . It was the great excellence of Sir Hudibras's logic ...
... walks of life to which the chapters of his work are respectively confined , to counterbalance an equal number of the shafts of satire which wicked wags have levelled against them . It was the great excellence of Sir Hudibras's logic ...
Pagina 5
... walking in St. James's Park , with a young lady , a novice in affairs of love : the young lady , on seeing Lord Craven coming up , dressed a la mode de Paris , and displaying a number of fantastical airs , exclaimed , “ Lord ! Lady B 3 ...
... walking in St. James's Park , with a young lady , a novice in affairs of love : the young lady , on seeing Lord Craven coming up , dressed a la mode de Paris , and displaying a number of fantastical airs , exclaimed , “ Lord ! Lady B 3 ...
Pagina 7
... walk- ing through the gardens at Stow with a party , she was much teased by an impertinent young coxcomb , who was continually making some foolish observations to her . On coming to one of the temples , over which there was an ...
... walk- ing through the gardens at Stow with a party , she was much teased by an impertinent young coxcomb , who was continually making some foolish observations to her . On coming to one of the temples , over which there was an ...
Pagina 21
... walk in the fields at twenty yards distance , in a direct line , and the man striding over a stile and still going on , sans ceremonie , you may swear they are husband and wife . -If you see a lady , whose beauty attracts the notice of ...
... walk in the fields at twenty yards distance , in a direct line , and the man striding over a stile and still going on , sans ceremonie , you may swear they are husband and wife . -If you see a lady , whose beauty attracts the notice of ...
Pagina 24
... walk along the beach at Musselburgh . That moment a vessel had left the harbour , bound for a foreign port : “ Pray , my dear , " says the lady , " what is the difference between ex- ported and transported ? ” — “ Were you , my love ...
... walk along the beach at Musselburgh . That moment a vessel had left the harbour , bound for a foreign port : “ Pray , my dear , " says the lady , " what is the difference between ex- ported and transported ? ” — “ Were you , my love ...
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Pagina 64 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head: Saying, "He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Pagina 19 - Whosoever will be saved : before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
Pagina 104 - And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land...
Pagina 20 - For, like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, so are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to say, there be Three Gods or Three Lords.
Pagina 173 - said the Doctor, 'do you pretend to be paid for such a piece of work ? Why, you have spoiled my pavement, and then covered it over with earth, to hide your bad work ! ' ' Doctor ! ' said the paviour, ' mine is not the only bad work the earth hides.
Pagina 14 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.
Pagina 47 - It maketh men drunken and light in the head ; so do the vanities of the world, men are drunken therewith. Fourthly, He that taketh tobacco saith he cannot leave it, it doth bewitch him...
Pagina 236 - Twenty-one years," answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly indicated that he had not borne a musket so long as that, said to him, much astonished, "How old are you?
Pagina 311 - The boy sat down, and the Dean, going to the door, came up to the table with a respectful pace, and making a low bow, said, " Sir, my master presents his kind compliments, hopes you are well, and requests your acceptance of a small present.
Pagina 183 - Ill deeds are seldom slow; Nor single : following crimes on former wai.t : The worst of creatures fastest propagate. Many more murders must this one ensue, As if in death were propagation too.