Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange.

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Title: Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange.
Author: Poor Robin.
Publication: London :: printed for Francis Kirkman and Richard Head,; [1667]
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Subject terms: Wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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A Rougish trick to a Stranger.

A Stranger coming to a Brook, asked a Country-man on the other side, if it were passable or no: Yea, Sir (said he) you may pass very well: But plunging in, he stuck there so fast, that he had much a∣doe to get out again, whereupon he curst and swore very bitterly at the man: truly Sir, said he, I had thought you might, for my Neighbour Parkers geese and mine pass over it every day.