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.
Author
Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.
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Amsterdam, :: Printed by Stephen Swart, at the crowned Bible, near the Exchange.,
Anno 1679.
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Democritus.
English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A95862.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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An English man that had a brave horse that did shew most excellent tricks, almost to the a∣mazement of everie bodie; and being shewing the tricks of his horse at Paris in France; they seem'd so strange to the French, that they told him in plain terms 'twas not done without the help of the Devil; and the Monks and Friars caused him to be appre∣hended

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for a Conjurer then he desired he might send for his hore and he would convince them of their error: The horse being come, he bid one of the Friars hold a crucifix to him; which was no sooner done, but the horse kneeled down before it, which made them marvel and say, The beast was in∣spired; and not onlie releast him, but feasted him and his horse, and gave him a gratuitie and great commendations besides. And might not he then say, God-a-mercie Horse.

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