Benjamin Franklin's Humor

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Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright © 2005 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 Frontispiece: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Charles Van Loo. Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zall, Paul M. Benjamin Franklin’s humor / by Paul M. Zall. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8131-2371-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Language. 2. Franklin, Benjamin, 17061790 —Literary style. 3. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Quotations. 4. American wit and humor. 5. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. 6. Statesmen— United States—Biography. I. Title. E302.6.F8Z35 2005 973.3’092—dc22 2005018025 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses For Mo Sloane and Andy Zall ...