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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Title: 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.
Author: Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.
Publication: Amsterdam, :: Printed by Stephen Swart, at the crowned Bible, near the Exchange.,; Anno 1679.
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Subject terms: Democritus.; English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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King James, of happy memory, considering one day the vanity of his Courtiers in applauding still all his actions, very seriously about noon looked up to heaven out of a window; and demanded of those that were about him, Whether they saw not a star near such a cloud? for, he said, he was confident he did. Whereupon every one looking up, began to deliver their opinions thus, one said, he saw it, and that 'twas a little bright star; another, that it twinkled very much, &c. every one with a several addition, concluded positively as he said: whereup∣on he said, How infortunate a man am I, to have so many fools to my Councellors; no wiser men, than right and wrong to say as I say.