Douglas William Jerrold - Wit, like money, bears an extra value whe

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.

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Jerrold, Douglas. Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's Wit. Edited by Blanchard Jerrold, Ticknor and Fields, 1858.

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