Wit and humour, selected from the English poets; with an illustrative essay and critical comments

by Leigh Hunt

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First edition

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, 1846. First edition, 12mo, pp. x, 2 , 357, 3 , 32 extensive Smith, Elder catalogue dated July 1846 ; original pink cloth now faded to a creamy tan , gilt decorations on both covers and spine, a.e.g.; some light soiling but overall a very good, sound copy. Includes selections from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont & Fletcher, Suckling, Marvel, Dryden, Pope, Swift, Goldsmith, among others, and

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