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262 - [ANONYMOUS SATIRE]. A Witty Remark on Time Wasted – A Witty …
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[ANONYMOUS SATIRE]. A Witty Remark on Time Wasted – A Witty Remark on the Proverb. Every fool has his own way of thinking. No place, no publisher, no date (c. 1680) In-8 (21 x 16 cm), brown cardboard binding, leather title label glued to the spine. Modern binding. 7–6 pp. Yellowed interior. First edition. A collection of two satirical and burlesque plays in verse, composed anonymously in the 17th century. The first on the theme of vanity and pride: ‘The Lady Who Wishes to Whiten a Moor’; ‘The Shoemaker Who Teaches a Pig to Whistle’; ‘The Simpleton Who Chases His Shadow’; ‘The Young Lady in Love with the Eunuch’... the second on the folly of love through the senses (sight, hearing, smell…): “I am enraptured when she sings; when she speaks, she enchants me…” A fine copy.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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