Lectures on the English Comic WritersTaylor & Hessey, 1819 - 436 oldal |
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4. oldal
... eyes sparkle , his tongue falter or be mute , but in either case the tears will gush to his relief , and lighten the pres- sure about his heart . On the other hand , if a child is playing at hide - and - seek , or 4 ON WIT AND HUMOUR .
... eyes sparkle , his tongue falter or be mute , but in either case the tears will gush to his relief , and lighten the pres- sure about his heart . On the other hand , if a child is playing at hide - and - seek , or 4 ON WIT AND HUMOUR .
22. oldal
... heart . It gives the finishing grace to Mrs. Amlet's confession- " Though I'm old , I'm chaste . " Valentine and his Angelica would be nothing without it ; Miss Peggy would not be worth a gallant ; and Slender's " sweet Anne Page ...
... heart . It gives the finishing grace to Mrs. Amlet's confession- " Though I'm old , I'm chaste . " Valentine and his Angelica would be nothing without it ; Miss Peggy would not be worth a gallant ; and Slender's " sweet Anne Page ...
27. oldal
... heart with a word that explains its hollowness at once . Voltaire's saying , in answer to a stranger who was observing how tall his trees grew- " That they had nothing else to do❞ — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour , making it ...
... heart with a word that explains its hollowness at once . Voltaire's saying , in answer to a stranger who was observing how tall his trees grew- " That they had nothing else to do❞ — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour , making it ...
43. oldal
... his motions are conductors to carry off the spleen , and all " that perilous stuff that weighs upon the heart . " If we see a number of people turning the corner of a street , ready to burst with ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 43.
... his motions are conductors to carry off the spleen , and all " that perilous stuff that weighs upon the heart . " If we see a number of people turning the corner of a street , ready to burst with ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 43.
48. oldal
... heart , and spoils good company and good manners . A perpetual succession of good things puts an end to common conversation . There is no answer to a jest , but another ; and even where the ball can be kept up in this way without ceas ...
... heart , and spoils good company and good manners . A perpetual succession of good things puts an end to common conversation . There is no answer to a jest , but another ; and even where the ball can be kept up in this way without ceas ...
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