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Author: Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?
Title: 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.
Print source: 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.
Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?
London: Printed for J. Sprint ... and G. Conyers ..., 1697.
Notes:
Attributed to Guy Miege by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints.
"Price, 1 s."
Imperfect: stained and torn, with loss of print.
Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois Library.
Subject terms:
Quotations.
Aphorisms and apothegms.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50811.0001.001
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TO THE READER.
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MISCELLANEA; OR, Wise and Ingenious Sayings, &c.
Of PRINCES.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
XXXIV.
XXXV.
POPES.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
CARDINALS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
BISHOPS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
STATESMEN, AND COƲRTIERS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
IX.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
MAGISTRATES.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
LADIES.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
Of Love, and Gallantry.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Of Roman Priests, Jesuits, and Monks; with Passages upon their Preaching, and the Auricular Con∣fession.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
LAWYERS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
PHYSICIANS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
ORATORS, AND PHILOSOPHERS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
AƲTHORS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
POETS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
PAINTERS, AND PICTƲRES.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
SCHOLARS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
WAR, OFFICERS, AND SOƲLDIERS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
TRADESMEN, AND COƲNTRYMEN.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
MASTERS, AND SERVANTS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
MARRY'D MEN AND WOMEN.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
DYING MEN AND WOMEN.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
BƲRYINGS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
EPITAPHS.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
XXXIV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII.
XXXVIII.
XXXIX.
XL.
XLI.
XLII.
XLIII.
XLIV.
XLV.
XLVI.
XLVII.
XLVIII.
XLIX.
L.
LI.
LII.
LIII.
LIV.
LV.
LVI.
LVII.
LVIII.
LIX.
LX.
POSTSCRIPT.
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI.
XXXII.
XXXIII.
XXXIV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII.
XXXVIII.
XXXIX.
XL.
XLI.
XLII.
XLIII.
XLIV.
XLV.
XLVI.
XLVII.
XLVIII.
XLIX.
L.
LI.
LII.
LIII.