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
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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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38.
A Gentleman more Wealthy then wise▪ Travell'd into Italy with his Tutor to gather understanding; being in Company a flattering French-man in the Company of some Italians praised the Hilt of the English-man's Sword extreamly, whereupon the Gen∣tleman being of a free Spirit, told him, it was at his Service, his Tutor seeing this was vext to some pur∣pose, wherefore taking his opportunity he chid his Pupil for indiscretion, telling him, he might have found twenty ways to have excused himself for not parting with his Sword; particulaaly thus, that tru∣ly
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it should be at his Service, but that it was a gift of a dear friend, and withal, that he had a Dagger of the same: Well said the young Gentleman, I will be∣ware for the time to come; the French-man coming one Morning into his Chamber very much prais'd a pair of Slippers that he then wore; Truly (said the young Gentleman) They should be at your Service but that I have a Dagger of the same.
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