Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M.

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Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M.
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Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?
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London :: Printed for J. Sprint ... and G. Conyers ...,
1697.
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"Delight and pastime, or, Pleasant diversion for both sexes consisting of good history and morality, witty jests, smart repartees, and pleasant fancies, free from obscene and prophane expressions, too frequent in other works of this kind, whereby the age is corrupted in a great measure, and youth inflamed to loose and wanton thoughts : this collection may serve to frame their minds to such flashes of wit as may be agreeable to civil and genteel conversation / by G.M." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50811.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.

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XLIX.

A Monk going to Preach some Leagues off, went to Dinner at a poor Country-Priest's House, who had neither Bread nor Wine good enough for him. The Monk sent out to buy better, with some other Provisions. And, as he was ready to sit at Table, he came out with a fine Service of Silver-gilt enamel∣led. Which so dazzled the Priest, that he asked the Monk, whether he had made his Vow of Poverty. Do you question it? said the Monk. Then, reply'd the Priest, You and I could make a good honest Monk, for you made the Vow of Poverty, and I observe it.

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