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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Two Gentlemen it seems one night quarrell∣ed at gameing, and over-night one sent the other a challenge to meet him by six a clock to morrow morning at such a place, upon his honour: Hang honour, says he, for we both are but worshipfull▪ and withall tell him 'tis not my custom (and I also know 'tis not his) to rise before eleven or twelve a clock, and bid him consider with him self whether we should break our rest to break our limbs? The other sent him word, that if he did not meet him, he'd post him. Well, says he, tell him if he does, I'll ride post out of town, and there stay till his furie is over. So we see that some are in post-hast to fight, and some in post-hast to ride away.