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and ignorant, he supposes no man knows what he knows; and because boys call him master, therefore he thinks himself a great man.
Q. What song is it that is sung without a tongue, and yet its notes are understood by people of all nations?
A. It is a fart, which every one knows the sound of.
Q. What is the reason that young people are vain, giddy-headed and airy, and not so humble and obedient as the children of former years?
A. Because they are brought up and educated after a more haughty strain, by reading Fables, Plays, Novels and Romances; Gospel-Books, such as the Psalm-Book, Proverbs and Catechisms, are like old Almanacks; there is nothing in vogue but Fiddle, Flute, Troy and Babylonish tunes; our plain English speech corrupted with beauish cants, such as don’t, won’t, nen and ken; a jargon worse than the Yorkshire dialect or the Hottentote gibberish.
