The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels

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Title: The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels
Publication: London :: Printed by H.B. ...,; 1674.
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Subject terms: Wit and humor.
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AFacetious Gentleman was one day deeply engaged in discourse with a witty Gentlewoman, who at length was pleas'd to condemn the weakness of her Sex; nay Madam, not so; for if I mistake not, it is easie to prove your Sex stonger than ours; for Sampson (the strong∣est man living) carried only the Gates of the City on his shoulders, and now adays every strippling Female carries a Tower on her Forehead: To which she very briskly replied; Surely Sir, You have a capacious and a very strong head, that can carry up and down so many Wind-mils,