Lectures on the English Comic WritersJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1930 - 340 oldal |
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19. oldal
... reason and judgment , as well as of wit and fancy.— Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence which has nothing to do , or at least implies no necessary connection with ...
... reason and judgment , as well as of wit and fancy.— Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence which has nothing to do , or at least implies no necessary connection with ...
235. oldal
... reason or a cool calculation of consequences . I rather believe that habit , imagination , sense , passion , prejudice , words make a strong and frequent diversion from the right line of prudence and wisdom . I have been told , however ...
... reason or a cool calculation of consequences . I rather believe that habit , imagination , sense , passion , prejudice , words make a strong and frequent diversion from the right line of prudence and wisdom . I have been told , however ...
246. oldal
... reason , if it were that Giant that it is represented in any thing but ledgers and books of accounts , would put down the abuse in an instant . It is true , this infirmity is more particularly chargeable to the English and to other ...
... reason , if it were that Giant that it is represented in any thing but ledgers and books of accounts , would put down the abuse in an instant . It is true , this infirmity is more particularly chargeable to the English and to other ...
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