Buffoonry

"Buffoonry" in a Sentence (2 examples)

[W]e ſet him [the Devil] up like a Scare-Crovv to fright Children and old VVomen, to fill up old Stories, make Songs and Ballads, and in a VVord, carry on the lovv priz'd Buffoonry of the common People; […]

[We] have […] a strong inclination to make a farce of it, and mingle buffoonry with the most serious scenes.

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