The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern — John Shaqi
The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and ModernBoyer, Abel
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The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern
Boyer, Abel
Anecdotes; Wit and humor
_Alexandre_ allant voir _Diogene_ le Cynique, il le trouva dans un
champ expozé au Soleil, & l’abordant suivi de toute sa Cour, il luy
dit, je suis le grand _Alexandre_; & moy, répondit le Philosophe,
je suis _Diogene_ le Cynique: _Alexandre_ luy fit plusieurs offres,
& luy demanda ce qu’il souhaitoit de lui? rien autre chose dit
_Diogene_, _si-non que tu te mettes un peu à côté, parce que tu
empêches le Soleil de donner sur moy_. Le Roy surpris de ces
Manieres, s’êcria, _si je n’ètois point Alexandre je voudrois être_
Diogene.
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_Pompey_ being Sick of a Feaver, one of his Friends came to see
him, and as he came into his Room, he spied a handsom Woman Slave,
whom _Pompey_ loved, going out, he asked _Pompey_ how it was with
him, _the Feaver_, said _Pompey_, _left me but just now_: _Very
like_, reply’d his Friend, _for I met her a going from you_.
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_Pompée_ ètant Malade de la Fievre, un de ses Amis le vint voir,
& vit en entrant dans sa chambre une belle Escalve, dont _Pompée_
ètoit amoureux, qui en sortoit: il demanda à _Pompée_ comment il
se portoit, _la Fievre vient de me quitter_, lui dit _Pompée_, _je
l’ai rencontrée qui sortoit de chez vous_, lui dit son Ami.
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The Emperour _Augustus_ endeavouring to find the reason of the
great likeness which a young _Grecian_ bore to him, asked him
whether his Mother was ever at _Rome_: _No, Sir_, answered the
_Grecian_, _but my Father has many a time_.
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L’Empereur _Auguste_ cherchant des Raisons de la grande
ressemblance qui ètoit entre lui & un jeune Homme _Grec_, lui
demanda si sa Mere avoit jamais êté à _Rome_? _Non, Seigneur_, lui
répondit le _Grec_, _mais mon Pere y est venu plusieurs fois_.
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_Pisistrates_, a Tyrant of _Athens_, having resolved to marry a
second Wife, his Children asked him whether he did it out of any
discontent he had received from them. _On the contrary_, answered
he, _I am so well pleased with you, and find you to be such fine
Men, that I have a mind to have other Children like you_.
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_Pisistrate_, Tyran d’_Athenes_, ayant resolu de se remarier, ses
Enfans lui demanderent si c’ètoit à cause de quelque mécontentement
qu’il eût receu d’eux. _au contraire_, leur répondit-il, _je suis
si content de vous, & je vous trouve si honnêtes Gens, que je veux
avoir encore d’autres Enfans qui vous ressemblent_.
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