The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings

Name: The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings
Author: Lemon, Mark

Lemon, Mark

Anecdotes -- Great Britain; English wit and humor

EPIGRAMS:--
    Accounting for the Apostacy of Ministers, 173
    Addressed to Miss Edgeworth, 83
    A Good Word for Ministers, 39
    An Affirmative, 367
    By a Plucked Man, 93
    Conversational, 365
    "Cumberland", 34
    From the Italian, 82
    "I'm Living Still", 17
    "Life is a Lottery", 90
    "Nature" the Shoulder to the Burden suits, 311
    On a Bad Man, 47
    On a Bald Head, 198
    On a certain M.P.'s Indisposition, 196
    On a Debtor Lord, 222
    On a Gentleman named Heddy, 297
    On a Great Talker, 337
    On a Jury, 176
    On a Lady who Squinted, 79
    On a Lady who was Painted, 262
    On a Little Member's Versatility, 203
    On a New Duke, 37
    On a Petit-Maitre Physician, 240
    On a Squinting Poetess, 315
    On a Stone thrown at a very Great Man, but which missed him, 26
    On a Student, 232
    On Alderman Wood, 224
    On an M.P. who recently got his Election at the Sacrifice of his
        Political Character, 214
    On Bank Notes being made a Legal Tender, 53
    On Bishop ----'s Religion, 365
    On Black and White, 63
    On Blank Cartridge, 341
    On Bloomfield, the Poet, 291
    On Butler's Monument, 340
    On Charles Kean, the Actor, 80
    On Cibber, 74
    On "Disloyal" Collins, 336
    On Dr. Glynn's Beauty, 182
    On Dr. Lettsom, 290
    On Dr. Walcot's Application for Shield's Ivory Opera Pass, 315
    On Dr. Walcot's Request for Ivory Tickets, 318
    On Drink, 182
    On Hearing a prosing Harangue from a certain Bishop, 245
    On Interminable Harangues, 76
    On Jekyll's nearly being thrown down by a very small Pig, 116
    On L--d--d--y, 81
    On Lord ----'s delivering his Speeches in a sitting Position, owing
        to excessive Gout, 121
    On Lord E--nb--h's Pericranium, 89
    On Lord W----'s saying the Independence of the House of Lords is
        gone, 193
    On Marriage, 170
    On Meanness, 117
    On Mr. Croker, 111
    On Mr. Gully, 234
    On Mr. Pitt's being pelted by the Mob, 295
    On Mr. Milton, the Livery Stable-keeper, 239
    On Neglect of Judicial Duties, 129
    On Phryne, 345
    On Pride, 101
    On Rogers, the Poet, 226
    On Shelley's Poem, "Prometheus Unbound", 230
    On Sir Walter Scott's Poem of "Waterloo", 304
    On the alleged Disinterestedness of a certain Prelate, 109
    On the charge of Illegally Pawning brought against Captain B----,
        M.P., 200
    On the Column to the Duke of York's Memory, 29
    On the Death of Foote, 81
    On the Depth of Lord ----'s Arguments, 88
    On the Disappointment of the Whigs, 307
    On the Duke of ----'s Consistency, 104
    On the Four Georges, 294
    On the Immortality of ----'s Speeches, 89
    On the King's Double Dealing, 166
    On the late Duke of Buckingham's Moderate Reform, 328
    On the Marriage of a very thin Couple, 172
    On the Name of Keopalani, 153
    On the Oiled and Perfumed Ringlets of a certain Lord, 178
    On the Price of Admission to see the Mammoth Horse, 266

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The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and SayingsLemon, Mark

General

The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings

Lemon, Mark

Anecdotes -- Great Britain; English wit and humor

EPIGRAMS:--
    Accounting for the Apostacy of Ministers, 173
    Addressed to Miss Edgeworth, 83
    A Good Word for Ministers, 39
    An Affirmative, 367
    By a Plucked Man, 93
    Conversational, 365
    "Cumberland", 34
    From the Italian, 82
    "I'm Living Still", 17
    "Life is a Lottery", 90
    "Nature" the Shoulder to the Burden suits, 311
    On a Bad Man, 47
    On a Bald Head, 198
    On a certain M.P.'s Indisposition, 196
    On a Debtor Lord, 222
    On a Gentleman named Heddy, 297
    On a Great Talker, 337
    On a Jury, 176
    On a Lady who Squinted, 79
    On a Lady who was Painted, 262
    On a Little Member's Versatility, 203
    On a New Duke, 37
    On a Petit-Maitre Physician, 240
    On a Squinting Poetess, 315
    On a Stone thrown at a very Great Man, but which missed him, 26
    On a Student, 232
    On Alderman Wood, 224
    On an M.P. who recently got his Election at the Sacrifice of his
        Political Character, 214
    On Bank Notes being made a Legal Tender, 53
    On Bishop ----'s Religion, 365
    On Black and White, 63
    On Blank Cartridge, 341
    On Bloomfield, the Poet, 291
    On Butler's Monument, 340
    On Charles Kean, the Actor, 80
    On Cibber, 74
    On "Disloyal" Collins, 336
    On Dr. Glynn's Beauty, 182
    On Dr. Lettsom, 290
    On Dr. Walcot's Application for Shield's Ivory Opera Pass, 315
    On Dr. Walcot's Request for Ivory Tickets, 318
    On Drink, 182
    On Hearing a prosing Harangue from a certain Bishop, 245
    On Interminable Harangues, 76
    On Jekyll's nearly being thrown down by a very small Pig, 116
    On L--d--d--y, 81
    On Lord ----'s delivering his Speeches in a sitting Position, owing
        to excessive Gout, 121
    On Lord E--nb--h's Pericranium, 89
    On Lord W----'s saying the Independence of the House of Lords is
        gone, 193
    On Marriage, 170
    On Meanness, 117
    On Mr. Croker, 111
    On Mr. Gully, 234
    On Mr. Pitt's being pelted by the Mob, 295
    On Mr. Milton, the Livery Stable-keeper, 239
    On Neglect of Judicial Duties, 129
    On Phryne, 345
    On Pride, 101
    On Rogers, the Poet, 226
    On Shelley's Poem, "Prometheus Unbound", 230
    On Sir Walter Scott's Poem of "Waterloo", 304
    On the alleged Disinterestedness of a certain Prelate, 109
    On the charge of Illegally Pawning brought against Captain B----,
        M.P., 200
    On the Column to the Duke of York's Memory, 29
    On the Death of Foote, 81
    On the Depth of Lord ----'s Arguments, 88
    On the Disappointment of the Whigs, 307
    On the Duke of ----'s Consistency, 104
    On the Four Georges, 294
    On the Immortality of ----'s Speeches, 89
    On the King's Double Dealing, 166
    On the late Duke of Buckingham's Moderate Reform, 328
    On the Marriage of a very thin Couple, 172
    On the Name of Keopalani, 153
    On the Oiled and Perfumed Ringlets of a certain Lord, 178
    On the Price of Admission to see the Mammoth Horse, 266

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The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings

The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings

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