MCDLI.—WHERE IT CAME FROM.
A lady, whose fondness for generous living had given her a flushed face and rubicund nose, consulted Dr. Cheyne. Upon surveying herself in the glass, she exclaimed, "Where in the name of wonder, doctor, did I get such a nose as this?"—"Out of the decanter, madam," replied the doctor.
MCDLII.—QUIN AND CHARLES I.
Quin sometimes said a wise thing. Disputing concerning the execution of Charles I.,—"By what laws," said his opponent, "was he put to death?" Quin replied, "By all the laws that he had left them."
MCDLIII.—TIMELY FLATTERY.
A gentleman was asked by Mrs. Woffington, what difference there was between her and her watch; to which he instantly replied, "Your watch, madam, makes us remember the hours, and you make us forget them."
MCDLIV.—EPIGRAM ON TWO CONTRACTORS.
To gull the public two contractors come,
One pilfers corn,—the other cheats in rum.
Which is the greater knave, ye wits explain,
A rogue in spirit, or a rogue in grain?
MCDLV.—TRAVELLERS SEE STRANGE THINGS.
A traveller, when asked whether, in his youth, he had gone through Euclid, was not quite sure, but he thought it was a small village between Wigan and Preston.