THE

CYCLOPEDIA

OF

WIT AND HUMOR;

CONTAINING

CHOICE AND CHARACTERISTIC SELECTIONS

FROM THE

WRITINGS OF THE MOST EMINENT HUMORISTS

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AMERICA, IRELAND, SCOTLAND,

AND ENGLAND.

Illustrated with Twenty-four Portraits on Steel, and many Hundred Wood Engravings.

EDITED BY

WILLIAM E. BURTON.

VOLUME II.

"I have observed, that in Comedy, the best actor plays the part of the droll, while
some scrub rogue is made the hero, or fine gentleman. So, in this Farce of Life, wise
men pass their time in mirth, whilst fools only are serious.-BOLINGBROKE.