 | English essays - 1821 - 712 pages
...the most elegant Bon Mots ; and most pleasant short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...inscribed to those choice spirits of the age, Captain Boders, Mr. Alexander Pope, Mr. Professor Lacy, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the kettle drummer.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...Miller's Jests: or, the Wit's Vade-mecum. It was stated in the title to have been ' first carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...friend and former companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq." This was of course a fictitious name, under which Mottley chose to conceal his own. It must not be... | |
 | Joe Miller - English wit and humor - 1836 - 266 pages
...the most elegant Bon mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed from the mouth of tbe Facetious Gentleman, whose name they bear ; and now set forth and published by his lamentable friend... | |
 | William Stirling Maxwell - Ana - 1860 - 278 pages
...most brilliant jests, the most excellent Bons Mots, and most pleasant stories in the English language, many of them transcribed from the mouth of the facetious Gentleman whose name they bear ; to which are added choice Collections of Moral Sentences and . . Epigrams .... thirteenth edition.... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1877 - 526 pages
...the most elegant Bon-Mots, and most pleasant Short Stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...friend and former companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq. (Mottley), most humbly inscribed to those choice spirits of the age, Captain Bodens, Mr. Alexander... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 892 pages
...EleyantJinnn-mi>t», itnd mo»t Piétinant Slwrt Stories in the Enylifh /лнgunge. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman whose name they bear; aud now set forth and Jl.illl. для о -О piilili.,hed by his Lamentable Friend and Former Companion,... | |
 | Samuel Halkett, John Laing - Anonyms and pseudonyms, English - 1883 - 460 pages
...the most elegant bons mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English language; first carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...they bear, and now set forth and published by his lamented friend and former companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq. Most humbly inscribed to those choice spirits... | |
 | Samuel Halkett, John Laing, Catherine Laing - Anonyms and pseudonyms, English - 1883 - 464 pages
...the most elegant bons mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English language ; first carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed...they bear, and now set forth and published by his lamented friend and former companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq. Most humbly inscribed to those choice spirits... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1884 - 542 pages
...elegant Bon-Mots, and most pleasant Short. Stories in the English language. First carefully collected ill the company, and many of them transcribed from the mouth of the facetious gentleman whose nauie they bear; and now set forth and j-nblished by his lamentable friend and fonrit-r pauion, Elijah... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 964 pages
...Ike English Language. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed from vbe Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman whose name they bear; and now set forth and SSfi* 326 published by his Lamentable Friend and Former Companion, Elijah Jenkins, E«JJ most humbly... | |
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JOE MILLER'S JESTS : OR, THE WITS VADE-MECUM. Being a Collection of the most Brilliant Jests ; the Politest Repartees ; the most Elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. First carefully collected in the Company, and... 
