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Fun, ancient and modern

Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. · 2 volumes 20 cm · "Grown out of a lecture bearing the same title, which the author delivered at the Literary institution, Edinburgh, the Royal institution, Hull, and several other places."--Preface · v. 1. Introduction. Attic salt. Roman satire. Comycke classicks. Fragmentary classical fun. Pseudo-classical fun. Troubadour fun. Provençal language and literature. -- v. 2. Introductory chapter. Chaucer and his surroundings. Pantagruelism. Shakspere fun. National fun. Broad grins. Cockney poets. Eye-openers

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