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Derrick's Jests

or, The Wits Chronicle. Containing A pleasing Variety of Repartees, Puns, Bon-Mots, and other Species of Wit and Humour, Which passed between Samuel Derrick ... and other Persons distinguished for their Wit and Humour. Also A Collection of Poetical Pieces on Various Subjects, By Mr. Derrick and Others. Dedicated to the Public
Derrick, Samuel (1724-1769)
 
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[When Quin, of all grace and all dignity void]
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POETRY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
 
The Hamadryads to Lord G---ve---r, on his preventing some beautiful Rows of Trees from being cut down, near a Place of public Entertainment.
 
Upon the Cardinal de Crema, the Pope's Legate, his being found in bed with a Courtezan, after having prohibited Marriage to the Clergy, by the severest Penalties, in the Reign of Henry I.
 
[Says Dolly—“Me, Thomas, you promis'd to wed]
 
Inscribed on a Column erected on a Piece of Land that had been often bought and sold.
 
On the present Mode of Head-dressing, 1769.
 
Written in 1768.
 
To Doctor H---.
 
Another Answer by Dr. H---.
 
On the new Pavement.
 
On a gentleman who mistook a kept Mistress for a Lady of Fashion.
 
A SENTIMENT.
 
A Remedy for Love.
 
To a young Lady upon her being displeased.
 
On a very amiable young Lady with an immence fortune.
 
To a Lady who declared that Love was a selfish Passion.
 
EPITAPHS.
 
On a Gentleman supposed to have fallen a Victim at the Shrine of Venus.
 
On a Grave-stone in a Country Church-yard in Northampton.

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On the present Mode of Head-dressing, 1769.

In days of old, when Virtue plac'd
Her trust in ev'ry fair,
Men were by flowing perukes grac'd,
And women wore their hair.
How chang'd that decent mode of dress is
By ev'ry Belle and Prig!
The Men appear in plaister'd tresses,
—Each Woman wears a wig!
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