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Two Fellows going with a present to a covetous Man, one of them said they should but lose their
Versatile ingenium, The Wittie companion, or Jests of all sorts. From citie and countrie, court and universitie. : With an account of the life of the laughing philosopher Democritus of Abder̀a. / By Democritus Junior.
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- Versatile ingenium, The Wittie companion, or Jests of all sorts. From citie and countrie, court and universitie. : With an account of the life of the laughing philosopher Democritus of Abder̀a. / By Democritus Junior.
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- Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.
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labour; well says t'other, I'll hold you a Crown that we shall get there both Meat, Drink and Mo∣ney; Done, says t'other: and being come thither, one of them told him that he was very dry, then he bid them go down into the Celler; and when they came there, he told the Butler, that he could not drink without eating; then the Butler went up and told his Master of it, who bid him set a cold Pasty before them; of which they eat plentifully: and when they had fill'd their Bellies, they both went to the Master to take their leaves of him (also expecting some gratuity) which when they saw not appearing, says one of them boldly, Pray Sir what shall we say to my Master if he should ask us what you gave us: which put him to a stand for a while, at last he gave them half a Crown: so the fellow won his wager.