Search

Displaying 51 - 60 of 306
Old and New London
… Hook enjoyed a high reputation in his day; but his jokes, on some occasions, took that practical turn which …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… to court; where, as another Democritus, he turned all into jokes, mirth, and laughter; published certain comedies, and a …
Old and New London
… the whole region both of tragedy and of comedy. Quin's jokes, Garrick's weaknesses, the celebrated "O. P." riots, … of actors, their fantastic tricks, their practical jokes, and their gay progress to success or failure. Changes …
Calendar of Home Office Papers (George III)
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… of the same name, as Hasert must have been old for jokes by then, and died in early July 1746 in Paris on his …
Old and New London
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII
Displaying 51 - 60 of 306