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A35190 England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII 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 busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C. Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671. 1693 (1693) Wing C7277B; ESTC R37703 63,227 205

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he_o but_o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o stout_a fellow_n return_v he_o his_o blow_n with_o interest_n and_o at_o last_o very_o fair_o kick_v he_o down_o stair_n upon_o which_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n send_v up_o the_o tapster_n to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o noise_n above_o he_o tell_v h●●_n '_o ●_z nothing_o ●ut_v that_o yea_o and_o nay_o have_v kick_v god_n damn_v down_o stair_n 142._o a_o gentleman_n reprove_v h●s_a friend_n that_o be_v a_o marry_a man_n for_o get_v a_o maidwith_n child_n say_v he_o admire_v that_o
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fellow_n go_v along_o paterno●er-row_n in_o a_o dark_a winter_n night_n see_v a_o lantern_n hang_v out_o with_o a_o candle_n in_o it_o which_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o to_o light_v he_o home_o b●t_o as_o he_o have_v climb_v up_o to_o it_o and_o be_v just_a go_v to_o untie_v it_o the_o maid_n of_o the_o house_n see_v he_o and_o ask_v what_o he_o meddle_v with_o the_o lantern_n for_o i_o beg_v your_o pardon_n say_v he_o sweetheart_n i_o only_o go_v to_o snuff_v the_o candle_n that_o i_o may_v see_v to_o go_v along_o 177._o two_o gentleman_n ride_v from_o barnet_n to_o london_n meet_v a_o miller_n ride_v soft_o on_o his_o sack_n and_o they_o be_v merry_o dispose_v have_v a_o mind_n to_o abuse_v the_o miller_n so_o one_o go_v on_o one_o side_n of_o he_o and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o other_o and_o have_v rid_v so_o a_o little_a way_n with_o he_o they_o pray_v he_o to_o resolve_v they_o one_o question_n whether_o say_v they_o be_v thou_o more_o knave_n or_o fool_n true_n reply_v the_o 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