Lectures on the English Comic WritersRussell & Russell, 1969 - 343 oldal |
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31. oldal
... fancy . — Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence ... fancy , without the help of judgment , is not commended for a virtue ; but the latter , which is judgment or ...
... fancy . — Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence ... fancy , without the help of judgment , is not commended for a virtue ; but the latter , which is judgment or ...
66. oldal
... fancy . The author lends occasion to his absurdity to shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head , makes him ' go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; " adds ...
... fancy . The author lends occasion to his absurdity to shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head , makes him ' go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; " adds ...
96. oldal
... fancy , like those who pen acrostics in the shape of pyra- mids , and cut out trees into the shape of peacocks . Their chief aim is to make you wonder at the writer , not to interest you in the subject ; and by an incessant craving ...
... fancy , like those who pen acrostics in the shape of pyra- mids , and cut out trees into the shape of peacocks . Their chief aim is to make you wonder at the writer , not to interest you in the subject ; and by an incessant craving ...
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