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_ ètant assis sur le Tribunal pour juger les Causes
criminelles, tenoit toûjours une Oreille bouchée pendant que
l’Accusateur plaidoit, & comme on lui en demandoit la raison, _je
reserve_, dit-il, _l’autre Oreille entiere pour entendre l’Accusé_.
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King _Philip_ being drowsy, and not having well heard the Cause of
_Machetes_, cast him contrary to the Laws: _Machetes_ cryed out
presently that he appealed; the King in a Passion asked him to what
Judge? _I appeal_, said he, _from_ Philip _asleep_, _to_ Philip
_awake_. This reply made _Philip_ recollect himself, and ordered
the Cause to be tried over again, who acknowledging his Errour, he
did not revoke his Sentence, but paid out of his own Pocket the Sum
which he had adjudged _Machetes_ to pay.
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Le Roy _Philippe_ assoupi, ayant mal entendu la cause de
_Machetes_, il le condamna contre les Loix; _Machetes_ s’écria
aussi-tôt qu’il en appelloit. Le Roy en colere lui demanda à quel
Juge? _j’en appelle_, répondit-il, _de_ Philippe _endormi_, _à_
Philippe _éveillé_. Ce Mot fit rentrer _Philippe_ en lui même; il
fit derechef plaider la cause, & voyant en effet son erreur, il
ne cassa pas à la verité son arrest, mais il paya lui même de ses
deniers la somme à laquelle il avoit condamné _Machetes_.
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Two Criminals accused one another before the same King: This Prince
having patiently heard them both, said, _I condemn this Fellow
presently to depart my Kingdom, and the other to run after him_.
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Deux Criminels s’accusoient l’un l’autre devant ce même Roy: Ce
Prince aprés les avoir écoutez patiemment, dit: _je condamne celui
ci à sortir promptement de mon Royaume, & l’autre à courir aprés_.
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In the Tryal of a Cause, whereof _Aristides_ was Judge, one of
the Parties related several Abuses which the same _Aristides_ had
received from his adverse Party: _Let that pass_, said _Aristides_,
_I am not here to be my own Judge, but yours only_.
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Dans une cause où _Aristide_ ètoit juge, une des Parties rapporta
plusieurs injures que ce même _Aristide_ avoit receu de sa partie
adverse: _Passez cela_, dit _Aristide, venez au fait: je ne suis
pas ici mon juge, je ne suis que le vôtre_.
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_Marcus Aurelius_ said to some Persons who would keep his Son from
weeping for his Tutors death; _Suffer my Son to be a Man before he
be an Emperour_.
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_Marc Aurele_ dit à quelques Personnes qui vouloient empêcher son
Fils de pleurer la Mort de son Precepteur: _Souffrez que mon Fils
soit Homme, avant que d’être Empereur_.
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_Dionysius_ seeing that his Son had gathered a great quantity of
Gold and Silver Vessels, out of the Gifts he had made him, told
him: _I do not find in thee a Royal Soul, since thou hast neglected
to get thy self Friends by the distribution of those Riches_.
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