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Excerpt from The New London Jest Book
Sense) important character, has been in prepara tion for a considerable time past. A large portion of the materials were collected some years ago; but other engagements supervened, and the work was laid aside, and almost forgotten. Circum stances, into which it is not perhaps necessary to enter, seemed favourable, about a twelvemonth since, to a resumption of the undertaking, such as it was; but it was doomed to a second postpone ment. However, as it usually happens in these cases, the book has been a gainer by the delay. The Editor has had Opportunities of reviewing his.
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