John Falstaff
was an Hero of this Species, and gives a good Description of himself in his Capacity of a
Butt
, after the following manner;
Men of all Sorts
(says that merry Knight)
take a pride to gird at me. The Brain of Man is not able to invent any thing that tends to Laughter more than I invent, or is invented on me. I am not only Witty in my self, but the Cause that Wit is in other Men
.