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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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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Poor Robin.
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London :: printed for Francis Kirkman and Richard Head,
[1667]
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Wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66707.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.

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Long-Meg of Westminster on the Book.

AMongst the men, next give a woman place too, Who once did live in great renown and grace too; And for being tall, and kept a filthy stir, Men stiled me Long-Meg of Westminster. Many mad pranks I plaid, and many a gam∣ble, Whilst in this lower Orbe I had my ramble; For which my name grew great, and thundred so, Lowder then Cannon-shot, or Bell of Bow. And be it known unto all Christian people, It mounted higher far then is Pauls-steeple:

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That since the days Eve woo'd our father A∣dam, Was never known a stouter strapping Madam. But now I fear as sure as Egs are Egs too, And that mens Bodies are born by their Legs too; These Jests puts down my fame, have me out-stripped, As School-boys puts down hose when they are whipped.
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