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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A Scottish Minister being Chaplain to an English Regiment of foot, in the time of the Rump-Parliament at St. Edmonds Bury in Suffolk; as he was preaching to them, said, Good Lord bless the grand Council above (viz. the Parliament) and grant they may aw hang together: which a country fellow that stood underneath hearing, said, Yes Sir with all my heart, and the sooner the better; and I am sure 'tis the prayers of all good people. But good friends, says the Parson, I do not mean as that naughty man means; but I pray that they may all hang to gether in accord and concord: Yes, says the fellow again, In any cord so it be a strong cord: And when he had so said, he slipt away from the company; at last being searcht for by the chief offi∣cer there, they could not find him: How, says he, is he slipt away; if he had not he should have had the slip bestowed upon him, for his unreverend lan∣guage to the Parliament.