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Title: The New Pun Book
Author: Thomas A. Brown and Thomas Joseph Carey
Release Date: September 3, 2007 [eBook #22495]
Language: English
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THE NEW PUN BOOK
COLLECTED, EDITED AND ARRANGED FROM
THE NOTES OF TWO LEARNED PUNDITS
Who thought they never saw the Punjab delighted in
all pungencies of speech. Scholarly men who rejoice
in punctiliousness in their language, contrive to
improve its flavor and precision by exercise in
these unexpected juxtapositions. Thus, as
with our Pundit's famous countryman Mr.
Jaberjee, though they use the purest
language, they can instantly express
every shade of thought with grace
and completeness without resorting
to slang:--that ready cloak
wherewith puny minds strive
to cover their vulgarity
and lack of culture.
BY T. B. AND T. C.
New York
FRANK VERNON & CO.
103 Park Avenue
COPYRIGHT 1906
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