Humorous Sayings
1,488 sayings found from the Early Modern era
Dear Tench: We have had various conjectures about you. Some thought you were dead, others that you were married.
My dear Gov. Lee: You have exchanged the rugged field of Mars for the soft and pleasurable bed of Venus.
I am glad to hear that my old acquaintance Colonel Ward is yet under the influence of vigorous passions. I will not ascribe the intrepidity of his late enterprise to a mere flash of desires, because in his military career he would have learnt how to …
unless someone pops in unexpectedly-Mrs. Washington and myself will do what I believe has not been done within the last twenty years by us, that is to sit down to dinner by ourselves.
Shift that fat-ass Henry, slowly, or you will swamp the damn boat.
As the Coach would be lonesome without the horses—and the horses might repine for want of their Coach (having been wedded together Seven years) you had better take both.
It is needless to premise, that my table is large enough to hold the ladies; of this they had ocular proof yesterday.
your disorder must be frightened away; he made me drink three or four of his silver camp cups of excellent madeira at noon, and recommended to me to take a generous glass of claret after dinner.
how unkind it was of Noah now I have mentioned his name to suffer such a brood of Vermin to get a birth in the Ark
but perhaps you may be as well off as we are—that is, have no Tobacco for them to eat and there I think we nicked the Dogs.
The Army, as usual, are without Pay; and a great part of the Soldiery without Shirts; and tho' the patience of them is equally thread bear, the States seem perfectly indifferent to their cries.
Little bird, if you don't sing I will wait for you to sing.
After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.
I would rather lose all my lands than be king of heretics.
Time and I against any two.
It is God who has given me so many kingdoms, and I will not lose a single splinter of them.
I'm extremely glad for you, Messire. Great tidings! Now you can read Cervantes in the original.
Why do you weep? Did you imagine that I was immortal?
I see no point in reading.
It is disgusting to notice the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects, and the amount of money that goes out of the country as a consequence. Everybody is using coffee; this must be prevented. His Majesty was brought up on beer, and s…