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
_Christopher_ of _Placentia_, a merry Gentleman, and a good
Companion, but very poor withal, finding one Night some Thieves
in his House, told them without putting himself in a Passion, _I
cannot imagine what you expect to find in my House in the Night,
since I can find nothing in it my self in the Day-time_.
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_Christophe_ de _Plaisance_, Gentilhomme agréable & bon compagnon,
mais fort pauvre, trouvant une nuit des voleurs dans sa maison,
leur dit, sans se mettre en colere, _Je ne scay ce que vous
pretendez trouver dans ma Maison pendant la nuit, puisque moy même,
je n’y trouve rien pendant le jour_.
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An _Italian_ Earl, about _Naples_, of a hundred thousand Crowns
a Year, married a common Laundress; whereupon _Pasquin_ the next
_Sunday_ Morning, had a foul and most dirty Shirt put upon his
Back, and this Tart Libel beneath: Pasquin, _how now? A foul Shirt
upon a_ Sunday? The answer in _Pasquin_’s behalf was, _I cannot
help it, for my Laundress is made a Countess_.
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Un Comte _Italien_, des environs de _Naples_, qui avoit cent mille
ecus de rente, ayant épousé une simple Blanchisseuse; le Dimanche
d’aprés, on vit _Pasquin_ avec une Chemise extremement sale, & ces
mots satyriques au dessous: _Fi donc_, Pasquin, _Une Chemise sale
un jour de Dimanche?_ La reponse en faveur de _Pasquin_ étoit, _Je
ne saurois qu’y faire, car ma Blanchisseuse est devenue Comtesse._
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It was a tart Jest, which was in this manner put upon the Pope,
and one of his Nephews, at the latter end of the Year 1649. It
seems, the good old _Father_ had advanced the _Spark_ from a poor
ignorant _Taylor_, to the Dignity of a _Roman Baron_: All the
Ancient Nobility were disgusted at this, and some arch wag was set
at work to ridicule the _Pope_’s Conduct, and the new _Barons_
honour. Wherefore on Christmas Day early in the morning, _Pasquil_
was observed to be apparell’d in Rags, and a very nasty habit,
with a Schedule of paper in his hand, wherein was writ. _How now_,
Pasquil, _what_! _All in Rags on a_ Christmas day? the answer for
_Pasquil_ was, _Alas, I cannot help it, for my_ Taylor _is become
a_ Baron.
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On fit une Raillerie fort piquante sur le Pape, & un de les
Neveux, sur la fin de l’année 1649. En cette maniere Le bon Pere
avoit élevé ce jeune homme de la Condition d’un miserable benet
de _Tailleur_, à la dignité de _Baron de Rome_; Toute l’ancienne
Noblesse en fut piquée: & on chargea un Esprit malin de tourner en
ridicule, & la conduite du Pape, & la dignité du nouveau Baron; sur
cela on vit le jour de Noel, de grand matin, _Pasquin_ vêtu d’un
habit fort sale & tout dechiré avec un morceau de Papier à la main,
avec ces mots. _Quoy donc_, Pasquin, _d’où viennent ces Guenilles
un jour de Noel?_ La réponse en faveur de _Pasquin_ ètoit, _Helas!
je ne saurois qu’y faire, car mon_ Tailleur _à été fait_ Baron.
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