“In hoc est hoax,
Et quiz et joax.
With gravity for graver folks.”
“This little volume will amply repay the attention of the curious, and
we recommend it to general perusal.”--_Gentlemen’s Magazine_, _June, 1,
1822_.
“We recommend Mr. Brady’s Dissertation to the notice of our readers. It
will serve as a text book, and furnish copious hints for many an amusing
chapter of conversational pleasantry.”--_General Weekly Register_,
_April, 1822_.
“This is an amusing little trifle.”--_Gazette of Fashion._
“This is an ingenious and playful little work.”--_Literary Chronicle._
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_Literary Notices of the First Edition of_