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Author: Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
Title: The new help to discourse or, Wit, mirth, and jollity. intermixt with more serious matters consisting of pleasant astrological, astronomical, philosophical, grammatical, physical, chyrurgical, historical, moral, and poetical questions and answers. As also histories, poems, songs, epitaphs, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, riddles, jests, poesies, complements, &c. With several other varieties intermixt; together with The countrey-man's guide; containing directions for the true knowledge of several matters concerning astronomy and husbandry, in a more plain and easie method than any yet extant. By W. W. gent.
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Print source: The new help to discourse or, Wit, mirth, and jollity. intermixt with more serious matters consisting of pleasant astrological, astronomical, philosophical, grammatical, physical, chyrurgical, historical, moral, and poetical questions and answers. As also histories, poems, songs, epitaphs, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, riddles, jests, poesies, complements, &c. With several other varieties intermixt; together with The countrey-man's guide; containing directions for the true knowledge of several matters concerning astronomy and husbandry, in a more plain and easie method than any yet extant. By W. W. gent.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698., Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. Country-man's guide. aut.
London: printed by T.S. and sold by the book-sellers of London and Westminster, 1680.
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Commonplace-books -- Early works to 1800.
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A Discourse of Wonders, Foreign and Domestick.
And first of Foreign.
Domestick Wonders.
A brief Epitome or Chronical-discourse of the Kings of England, since the Norman Conquest.
Hereafter followeth the Histories of St Denis the Titulary Saint of France, St. Romain, and some others, being after used in discourse, for the Readers better information and delight, accord∣ing as we find it in the Legend of them.
JESTS.
POEMS.
Choice Songs, which sometimes may be used for the sweetning of tedious Discourse.
EPIGRAMS, New and Old.
To the Reader.
Another.
On Rubinus.
On Mambrino.
On Doctor Bond.
In Dolentem.
On Frances.
Besses Bravery.
Of a Dwarf, Old.
On the Compter.
On a Prison.
Self-Love.
In Cornutum.
Mysus and Mopsa.
De Sanitate & Medico.
On Perfumes.
Of Tyndarus. Old.
An old Leacher.
The fencer and Physick Doctor.
On Epigrams.
On Saint George.
Conclusion of the Epigrams.
EPITAPHS.
On a Hocus Pocus.
On a Bald-pate.
On a Drunkard.
On Bernard.
On a Cobler.
On John Taylor the water-Poet.
On a Man and his Wife buried together.
An ancient Epitaph on an Earl of Devonshire.
On John Lilburn.
On Hugh Peters.
Stultorum plenasunt omnia. On Hobson the merry Londoner.
On a very fat Man.
On an Usurer.
On a Miller.
On a Taylor who dyed of a Stitch.
On Death.
RIDDLES, or dark Propositions' oftentimes used in Discourse.
Riddle 1.
Riddle 2.
Riddle 3,
Riddle 4.
Riddle. 5.
Riddle 6.
Riddle 7.
Riddle 8.
Riddle 9.
Riddle 10.
Riddle 11.
Riddle 11.
Riddle 13.
Riddle 14.
Riddle 15.
Riddle 16.
Posies for Rings.
ACROSTICKS.
To a proud, rich, but deformed Gentlewoman.
A cross Acrostick on two crost Lovers.
Acrostick on Malt
Another.
Acrostick on time.
An Acrostick Epitaph on a virtuous Gentlewoman.
Acrostick on Death.
ANAGRAMS.
Anagram.
Anagram.
Anagram.
Anagram.
Anagram.
Anagram.
FANCIES.
palindromes
rhebuses
appendix
half title
The Country-Mans Guide.
The Principal Feasts and Holy-days in the whole year expounded.
Another Observation.
A brief discourse of the natural cause of Airy Meteors; as Snow, Hail, Rain, &c.
A Brief Deserition of the World, shewing what it is, and of what Parts it consisteth; to∣gether with other things well worthy of observa∣tion.
Of the unfortunate and fatal Days in the Year.
Exact rules to find out the beginning and ending of the Terms, with the num∣ber of their Returns.
Of Weights and Measures commonly used in England.
Countrey Proverbs used in discourse
A Brief Chronology of the times wherein these famous men lived.