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I was borne by a mysterious inner impulse which I could not resist into this terrible whirlpool of belles- lettres_, occulta, facetiae, and philosophy; but I had, God knows, little cause for pride that I read so much, for it was on every hand in some way turned against me.— Memoirs
Much of Thomas Warton's poetry, such as his facetiae in the "Oxford Sausage" and his "Triumph of Isis," had an academic flavor.— A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
At this time Lamb contributed (generally facetiae) to various newspapers, now forgotten.— Charles Lamb
"_Ally -- ally_," answered Brammel with a knowing leer, attempting a little _facetiae_ in French.— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843

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