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Page vii
Some more of his witty sayings , Chalmers tells us , are preserved “ among the
Cotton MSS . in the British Museum " ; and Oldys says , “ his pleasant wit saved
him from the gallows in the reign of Edward VI . See Sir John Harrington's ...
Some more of his witty sayings , Chalmers tells us , are preserved “ among the
Cotton MSS . in the British Museum " ; and Oldys says , “ his pleasant wit saved
him from the gallows in the reign of Edward VI . See Sir John Harrington's ...
Page lxxvii
Stowe , and others ; now bound up together , " and the interlude forms the forty -
first article in the volume , beginning at folio 110 , and going on to 119 , thus
catalogued : “ John Heywood's poetical Dialogue , concerning Witty ( i . e . wise )
...
Stowe , and others ; now bound up together , " and the interlude forms the forty -
first article in the volume , beginning at folio 110 , and going on to 119 , thus
catalogued : “ John Heywood's poetical Dialogue , concerning Witty ( i . e . wise )
...
Page 32
But the term is not fairly applied to Somer , of whom Mr. Colliš says , in his
introduction to the Nest of Ninnies , " he was a jester of a different character to the
others , inasmuch as he was an artificial fool- a witty person , affecting simplicity
for the ...
But the term is not fairly applied to Somer , of whom Mr. Colliš says , in his
introduction to the Nest of Ninnies , " he was a jester of a different character to the
others , inasmuch as he was an artificial fool- a witty person , affecting simplicity
for the ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 20 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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