The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English; Abel Boyer, 1667-1729
or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons,
Both Ancient and Modern
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The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English: or, A Collection of the Wit, of the Illustrious Persons, both Ancient and Modern: Containing Their wise Sayings, noble Sentiments, Witty Repartees, Jests and pleasant Stories. Calculated For the Improvement and Pleasure of the English and Foreigners.
A Prefatory INTRODUCTION; CONCERNING The Excellency, Nature and Use of wise Sayings witty Repartees, Jests, and pleasant Stories.
The Apophthegms of the Ancients, being Their wise Sayings, fine Thoughts, noble Sentiments, Jests and witty Repartees, &c.
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The Ephesian Matron. 192
A Story taken out of Apuleius’s Golden Ass. 193
Conte tiré de l’Ane d’Or d’Apulée. 193
A Story taken out of Theophilus. 194
The ingenious Thoughts, noble Sentiments, Jests and witty Reparties of the Moderns; with some pleasant Stories, English and French.
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152 Marriage is Sometimes a Cure for Love.
153 Of the Queen of Spain and her Parrots.
154 Of an Old Impotent Lord.
155 The Widow Exchange.
156 The Foolish Confession.
157 The Gascon punish’d.
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