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... heard of thee," quoth the royal punster, who sought by such atrocities of speech ...

— The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series • Rafael Sabatini

... common plea that I have heard for homophones is their usefulness to the punster. 'Why! would you have no puns?' I will not answer that question; but there is no fear of our being insufficiently catered for; whatever accidental benefit be derivable from homophones, we shall always command it fully and in excess; look ...

— Society for Pure English, Tract 2, on English Homophones • Robert Bridges

... novels and tales were less successful than his humorous works. Among his most popular poems are:—The Song of the Shirt, The Bridge of Sighs and the Dream of Eugene Aram. In the latter years of his life—which was one of prolonged suffering—he was editor of The New Monthly Magazine. As a punster he is unrivalled, and some of his serious poems are exquisitely tender and pathetic. In all his works a rich current of genial humour runs, and his pleasant wit, ripe observation and sound sense have made him an ornament to English literature. He ...

— The Canadian Elocutionist • Anna Kelsey Howard

... unconscious. Those people are ever the most agreeable who listen with seeming curiosity, and who conceal themselves in order to feed the vanity of others. Nor does a true artist force his wit. "A confirmed punster is as great a bore as a patronizing moralist." Moreover, the life of society depends upon the general glow of the party, rather than the prominence of an individual, so that a brilliant talker will seek to bring ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII • John Lord

... had partially subsided, the punster of the village—there is always one punster in every ...

— The Blunders of a Bashful Man • Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

Words linked to "Punster" : pun, humourist, humorist