EXAMPLES IN PUNNING
The seeds of punning are in the minds of all men." Addison, Spectator, No. 61.
ROYAL PUNS
RIGHT DIVINE
Wright Divine COOKE AND KITCHEN
Kitchen stuff Coles Coles A DOWN HILL PUN
down hill "Hume and Croker had a sharp contest last night," said the Earl of Liverpool to his Majesty, "but it ended in smoke ." "I don't wonder at that," replied the monarch; "The Fire of Croker was sure to smoke like Irish turf beneath the weight of Scotch Hume-i-dity ."
Sir Edmund Nagle said he wondered that the king of France did not feel offended at the squibs let off against him in the English newspapers. "Pshaw!" said the king, "he would be a fool indeed to be frightened at a squib in London, when at Paris he is sitting on a barrel of gunpowder ."
LORD ELDON'S PUNNING JEU D'ESPRIT
Cease your Funning LORD STOWELL,
move negative move ourselves GEORGE CANNING AND EARL BATHURST
Kicking the Bucket
kicked the bucket turned a little pale pail LORD ERSKINE
Tu doces Thou Tea Chest THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON IN ACTION
reason passion proposal pressing close reason love passion entering immediate action TURN IN AND TURN OUT
his name, which, in his own fond imagination, was "fama super æthera notum ," he sat for some time in expectation of being accosted by the Lexicographer. Finding, however, that his hopes were vain, he at length ventured to break the ice. Approaching the Doctor with a smile of self-sufficiency, "My name, Doctor Johnson," said he, "is ; you have probably heard of me as being of some celebrity in the literary world." "Yes, I have indeed," was the sarcastic reply he received, "of very unfortunate celebrity ."
DR. PARR ON WANTS
small number of his wants cut down your wants Suspend puns Ketch I will drop My not to let them grow up GEORGE COLMAN
eye JAMES SMITH, ESQ. ON SPRING AND SUMMER
jump summer leap year spring SHIELD AND SIR GEORGE SMART THE SCORE OF MERIT
merit score score merit MR. WILLIAM SPENCER. Classical Pun
"Quodcunque Ostendis mihi sic incredulus odi."
REYNOLDS THE DRAMATIST
As You Like It Measure for Measure HENDERSON AND THE TWO GARRICKS
The Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian
Spectator Tatler Guardian ANDREW CHERRY THE COMEDIAN
two bites of A. Cherry MR. JEKYLL'S PUN ON MR. RAINE
Raine was ever known to do any good to Hay RALPH WEWITZER THE PUNSTER
A Fault in Candles
The title was bestowed by the Duke of Richmond, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who it is known was not over rich.
than the last. The chandler said he was very sorry to hear them complained of, as they were as good as he could make. "Why," says Ralph, "they were very well till about half burnt down, but after that they would not burn any longer ."
C.J. FOX AND BURKE ON THE "SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL."
sublime beautiful HORNE TOOKE AND DR. PARR ON "TIT BITS."
Epea Pteroenta scraps tit-bits CURRAN'S CULINARY JOKE
mustered peppered roast COUNSELLOR DUNNING OVER-DONE
dunning LORD CHANCELLOR ELDON AND THE LANCET
Bleeding in Chancery
bleeding only one operator patient R.B. SHERIDAN AND THE PRINCE OF WALES, OR ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT MAKE A SUMMER
The Prince came in, said it was cold,
Then put to his head the rummer;
Till swallow after swallow came,
When he pronounced it summer .
CHARLES BANNISTER
bridle to touch the bit WILBERFORCE AND SHERIDAN ON DRINKING
pious drunk little much drunk much little THE FACETIOUS CALEB WHITFOORD
late Caleb Whitfoord, seeing a lady knotting fringe for a petticoat, asked her, what she was doing? "Knotting, Sir, (replied she;) pray Mr. Whitfoord, can you knot?" He answered, "I can-not ."
JUDGE JEFFERIES BEARDED
long beard conscience as long as his beard judged that rule unconscionable judge LORD CHESTERFIELD AND LORD TYRAWLEY
Sic sine Morte Mori dead SAM FOOTE ON PLAYING TOO HIGH
odd trick so high again FELIX M'CARTHY
rascals Principal TIERNEY v. FOX
lie lie LEE LEWIS ON THE GAME LAWS
kill game shoot you to make game of me CALEB WHITFOORD AND HIS NEPHEW
W. I fear, Charles, you lose a great deal of time with this fiddling. S. Sir, I endeavour to keep time .
W. You mean rather to kill time .
S. No, I only beat time .
JOHN KEMBLE MURDERING TIME
Richard Cœur de Lion murdering time beating SHERIDAN ON LOVE FOR LOVE
Love for Love Love for Love THE MORNING POST ON PREFERMENT
pulpit bar bench SIR J. PARNELL
Jefferies had no beard.
a general toast in Ireland after the Union, by which he lost his place, or, as he once said, "his bread and butter." When lamenting his loss, he was told, "Ah! but it's amply made up to you in toast ."
HORACE TWISS, M.P
A special Pun
deed name void RALPH WEWITZER
great deal timber-yard JOHN BANNISTER NO SHOOTER
Shooter LORD NELSON'S ARMS
arms name The Nelson Hotel name arms SOME OF CURRAN'S BEST
hung you try hung CURRAN'S COVENTRY JOKE
Coventry too far CAPITAL JOKES
jokes crack ON DISCIPLINE
halt LORD NORTH'S PUN CLASSICAL
'Equam memento rebus in arduis
Servare .'"
MANNERS EARL OF RUTLAND
Honores mutant Mores Honors change Manners LORD BYRON TO ROGERS ON PUNNING
foundation THE ARCH-BISHOP AND HIS ARCH-CURATE
Pun beneficial
by three gentlemen, whose names were Goodwin, Johnstone, and Marshall; he answered them in the following manner: "If Good be the better half of thy name, it is so little in thy nature as not to be perceived, though in conjunction with thy friend John , thou hast helped to make such a noble copy of verses that they ought to be engraven on stone . I would have given steel the preference, if a certain person did not Mar your works, so shall say no more of the matter."