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Essay upon Wit

Blackmore, Richard, Sir, 1654-1729; Boys, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1912-1975 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 [Commentator]

Essay upon Wit — English source edition. Subject: Wit and humor.

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Essays on Wit No. 2

Flecknoe, Richard, 1600?-1678? [Contributor]; Hooker, Edward Niles, -1957 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Warton, Joseph, 1722-1800 [Contributor]

Essays on Wit No. 2 — English source edition. Subject: Wit and humor.

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Paradoxes and Problemes With two characters and an essay of valour. Now for the first time reprinted from the editions of 1633 and 1652 with one additional probleme.

Donne, John, 1572-1631; Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982 [Editor]

Paradoxes and Problemes With two characters and an essay of valour. Now for the first time reprinted from the editions of 1633 and 1652 with one additional...

Questions and answers -- Early works to 1800English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800
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Some of Æsop's Fables with Modern Instances

Aesop, 621? BCE-565? BCE; Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886 [Illustrator]; Caldecott, Alfred, 1850-1936 [Translator]

Explore Some of Æsop's Fables with Modern Instances through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition...

Fables, Greek -- Translations into EnglishAesop's fables -- Translations into EnglishEnglish wit and humor, Pictorial
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The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy.

Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883

The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy. — English sour...

Europe -- Description and travelCaricatures and cartoons -- Great BritainEnglish wit and humor, Pictorial
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The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 01 (of 11) Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations

Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845; Broderip, Frances Freeling, 1830-1878 [Editor]; Hood, Tom, 1835-1874 [Editor]

The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 01 (of 11) Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations — English source edition. Subject: Eng...

English wit and humorHumorous poetry, EnglishEnglish poetry -- 19th century
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The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 02 (of 11) Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations

Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845; Broderip, Frances Freeling, 1830-1878 [Editor]; Hood, Tom, 1835-1874 [Editor]

The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 02 (of 11) Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations — English source edition. Subject: Eng...

English wit and humorHumorous poetry, EnglishEnglish poetry -- 19th century
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