Lectures on the English Comic WritersWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 222 oldal |
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3. oldal
... imagination by the disappointment or the dis- covery , in a matter of this indifference , will only vent itself in a fit of laughter . * The transition here is not from one thing of importance to another , or from a state of ...
... imagination by the disappointment or the dis- covery , in a matter of this indifference , will only vent itself in a fit of laughter . * The transition here is not from one thing of importance to another , or from a state of ...
5. oldal
... imagination , still re- curs mechanically , so that it is longer before we can seriously make up our minds to the unaccountable deviation from it . The third sort , or the ridiculous arising out of absurdity as well as improbability ...
... imagination , still re- curs mechanically , so that it is longer before we can seriously make up our minds to the unaccountable deviation from it . The third sort , or the ridiculous arising out of absurdity as well as improbability ...
12. oldal
... imagination are in the story of Amine and her three sisters , whom she led by her side as a leash of hounds , and of the goul who nibbled grains of rice for her dinner , and preyed on human carcasses . In this condemnation of the ...
... imagination are in the story of Amine and her three sisters , whom she led by her side as a leash of hounds , and of the goul who nibbled grains of rice for her dinner , and preyed on human carcasses . In this condemnation of the ...
13. oldal
... imagination or fancy inverted and so applied to given objects , as to make the little look less , the mean more light and worthless ; or to divert our admiration or wean our affections from that which is lofty and impressive , instead ...
... imagination or fancy inverted and so applied to given objects , as to make the little look less , the mean more light and worthless ; or to divert our admiration or wean our affections from that which is lofty and impressive , instead ...
22. oldal
... imagination to wit , that the former does not admit of mere verbal combinations . Whenever they do occur , they are uniformly blemishes . It requires something more solid and substantial to raise admiration or passion . The general ...
... imagination to wit , that the former does not admit of mere verbal combinations . Whenever they do occur , they are uniformly blemishes . It requires something more solid and substantial to raise admiration or passion . The general ...
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