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The arts of cheatery were long held to be facetious; most of the “Merrie Jests” consist of stultifying fools, or are sharping tricks, practised on the simple children of dupery.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac