The Cyclopaedia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic Selections from the Writings of the Most Eminent Humorists of America, Ireland, Scotland, and England ...William Evans Burton D. Appleton, 1859 |
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viii. oldal
... mind from its road of serious thoughts ; by instilling gayety and airiness of spirit ; by provoking to such dispositions of spirit in way of emulation or complaisance ; and by seasoning matters , other- wise distasteful or insipid ...
... mind from its road of serious thoughts ; by instilling gayety and airiness of spirit ; by provoking to such dispositions of spirit in way of emulation or complaisance ; and by seasoning matters , other- wise distasteful or insipid ...
xii. oldal
... mind ; it is as perfect as a sonnet - better . It limps ashamed in the retinue of Humor - it knows it should have an establishment of its own . " The difference between Wit and Humor is , at best , an undefined distinc- tion . Addison's ...
... mind ; it is as perfect as a sonnet - better . It limps ashamed in the retinue of Humor - it knows it should have an establishment of its own . " The difference between Wit and Humor is , at best , an undefined distinc- tion . Addison's ...
3. oldal
... mind for a delicate dish , We repair to the clam - banks , and there we catch fish . Instead of pottage and puddings , and custards and pies , Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies ; We have pumpkins at morning , and pumpkins at ...
... mind for a delicate dish , We repair to the clam - banks , and there we catch fish . Instead of pottage and puddings , and custards and pies , Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies ; We have pumpkins at morning , and pumpkins at ...
5. oldal
... Mind the music and the step , And with the girls be handy . And there we see a thousand men , As rich as Squire David , And what they wasted every day , I wish it could be saved . The ' lasses they eat every day , Would keep a house a ...
... Mind the music and the step , And with the girls be handy . And there we see a thousand men , As rich as Squire David , And what they wasted every day , I wish it could be saved . The ' lasses they eat every day , Would keep a house a ...
24. oldal
... mind , which is a constituent of pleasure ; the absence of all movement giving none at all . " What do you suppose I must think of you , Mr. Second ; I , who have read books , and thought a little on the subject , have made up my mind ...
... mind , which is a constituent of pleasure ; the absence of all movement giving none at all . " What do you suppose I must think of you , Mr. Second ; I , who have read books , and thought a little on the subject , have made up my mind ...
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