 | 1823 - 888 ページ
...of the madmen of Gotham. Printed, says Wood, in the time of Henry VIII. in whose reign, and after,r ߆!U i m1 / ]y 1 ꅈDk TZ YiM VGF # 9 2z B V%N ^/c iI4 Afterwards being often printed, it is now only sold on the stalls of ballad-singers. <j. A right pleasant... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1824 - 488 ページ
...the mad men of Gotham, which, as we are told by Wood, " in the reign of H6nry the Eighth, and after, was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen {." This piece, which probably was not without its temporary rie Hearne's BENEDICT. ABB. Tom. i. out... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 832 ページ
...of the Madmen of Gotham : printed, says Wood, in the time of Henry VIII., in whose reign, and after, it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth, by scholars and gentlemen. It is now sold only on the stalls of ballad-sellers. 5. A Right Pleasant and Merry History of the Mylner... | |
 | William Thomas Lowndes - 1834 - 1082 ページ
...According to Ant. à Wood, ' Printed at London in the time of К . Hen. 8, in whose reign and after, it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen. Afterwards, being often printed, is now sold only on the stalls of ballad-singers.' An edition, London... | |
 | John Russell Smith - 1839 - 58 ページ
...progenitor of Merry Andrews. *' In the time of Henry the Eighth, and after," says Ant. -a- Wood, " it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen." " For their quaintness and rich absurdity, these tales well deserve to be collected and thus preserved.... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1840 - 550 ページ
...the mad men of Gotham, which, as we are told by Wood, " in the reign of Henry the Eighth, and after, was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen f." This piece, which probably was not without its temporary ridicule, and which yet maintains a popularity... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1840 - 572 ページ
...the mad men of Gotham, which, as we are told by Wood, " in the reign of Henry the Eighth, and after, was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemenf." This piece, which probably was not without its temporary ridicule, and which yet maintains... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1842 - 168 ページ
...well-known progenitor of Merry Andrews. " In the time of Henry the VIII., and after," says Ant. -a- Wood, " it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen." * They. t Lord. t Messenger. 4 Valuable and Interesting Books, " For their quaintness and rich absurdity, these tales... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1843 - 118 ページ
...well-known progenitor of Merry Andrews. " In the time of Henry the VIII., and after," says Ant.-a- Wood, " it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen." * They. t Lord. "Valuable and Interesting Books, " For their quaintness and rich absurdity, these tales well deserve... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1843 - 332 ページ
...well-known progenitor of Merry Andrews. " In the time of Henry the VII I., and after," says Ant. -a. Wood, "it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen." I7. A CATALOGUE OF THE MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPTS preserved in the LIBRARY of the ROYAL SOCIETY. 8vo,... | |
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These tales are supposed to have been composed in the early part of the sixteenth century, by Dr. Andrew Borde, the well-known progenitor of Merry Andrews. " In the time of Henry the Eighth, and after," says Ant.-a-Wood, "it was accounted a book full... 
