Jest Book Or The Modern Joe Miller

Author : Joe Miller
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330716151
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Joe Miller's Complete Jest Book written by Joe Miller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Joe Miller's Complete Jest Book: Being a Collection of the Most Excellent Bon Mots, Brilliant Jests, and Striking Anecdotes, in the English Language Servants came to him one day, and requested per mission to to her sister's weddin which was to be on that ay, at a place distant aiout ten miles from Dublin. Swift not only consented, but said he would lend her one of his own horses with a servant to ride before her, and gave her directions accord ingl'y. The maid, in her joy for this favour, forgot to s ut the door'when she left the room. In about a quarter of an hour after she was gone, the dean or ered a servant to saddle another horse, and make all the speed he could to overtake them, and oblige them to return back immediately. They had not got more than half way, when he came tip with them, and told them the dean's positive commands with which, however reluctantly, the poor girl was obliged to comply. She came into his presence with the most mortified countenance, and begged to know his honour's commands. Only to shut the door after you, ' was the reply; but not to carty the punish ment too far, he then permitted her to resume her journey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.