Killigrew's jests [electronic resource] : or, A pocket companion for the wits. Being a choice collection of merry conceits, facetious drolleries, humorous waggeries, smart repartees, pleasant jokes, clenchers, closures, bon mots, and humbugs; comic stories, notable puns, witty quibbles, and ridiculous bulls. To which are added, Mr. Puzzlewit's Gimcracks; or, A long string of out-o'th' way conundrums, diverting rebusses, poignant epigrams, odd and uncommon epitaphs, &c. &c. All calculated to promote inoffensive mirth, and divers good company with elegance and taste. Containing more in number, and greater variety, than any book of the kind yet published. Humbly inscribed to the choice spirits of the age. By Ferdinando Killigrew, Esq; the world's a jest.
1759
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Killigrew's jests [electronic resource] : or, A pocket companion for the wits. Being a choice collection of merry conceits, facetious drolleries, humorous waggeries, smart repartees, pleasant jokes, clenchers, closures, bon mots, and humbugs; comic stories, notable puns, witty quibbles, and ridiculous bulls. To which are added, Mr. Puzzlewit's Gimcracks; or, A long string of out-o'th' way conundrums, diverting rebusses, poignant epigrams, odd and uncommon epitaphs, &c. &c. All calculated to promote inoffensive mirth, and divers good company with elegance and taste. Containing more in number, and greater variety, than any book of the kind yet published. Humbly inscribed to the choice spirits of the age. By Ferdinando Killigrew, Esq; the world's a jest.
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Universal jester
Publication Details
London : printed for J. Warcus, at the Bible, the corner of Racquet-Court, Fleet-street; and H. Serjeant, at the Star without Temple Bar, MDCCLIX. [1759]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
iv,156p. ; 12⁰.
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Running title: The universal jester.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T195751.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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