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A college joke to cure the dumps.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
A jester, a bad character.
[Fr., Diseur de bon mots, mauvais caractere.]
A jester, a bad character.
[Fr., Diseur de bon mots, mauvais caractere.]
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere read more
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere facetiae, ubi nimis ex vero traxere,
Acram sui memoriam relinquunt.]
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
A joke's a very serious thing.
A joke's a very serious thing.
People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on
the railroad tracks.
People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on
the railroad tracks.
Jest not with the two-edged sword of God's word.
Jest not with the two-edged sword of God's word.
And however are Dennises take offence,
A double meaning shows double sense;
And if proverbs tell truth,
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And however are Dennises take offence,
A double meaning shows double sense;
And if proverbs tell truth,
A double tooth
Is wisdom's adopted dwelling.
