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

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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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Wit and humor.
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"The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34159.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.

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On a Country Gentleman.

A Country Gentleman riding down Corn-Hill, his horse stumbled & threw him clearly into a shop; the Mrs. thereof being a pleasant woman, not to∣bearing smiling, (seeing there was no hurt done) askt him, whether his horse used so to serve him, yes said he when he comes just against a Cuckols door; then in troth said she you are like to have forty falls before you come to the upper end of Cheap-side.

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