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Pilkington, Laetitia. The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant. The second edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 5594, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/5594. Accessed 2024-03-28.

@book{ wphp_5594
  author={Pilkington,Laetitia},
  year={1764},
  title={The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant. The second edition.},
  publisher={William Nicoll},
  address={London},    }

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