Lectures on the English Comic WritersTaylor & Hessey, 1819 - 436 oldal |
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17. oldal
... observing how saucy the fellow was , said to the gentleman , " Sir , if you will lend me your cane for a moment , I'll give him a good threshing for his impertinence . " The old gentleman , smiling at the proposal , handed him his cane ...
... observing how saucy the fellow was , said to the gentleman , " Sir , if you will lend me your cane for a moment , I'll give him a good threshing for his impertinence . " The old gentleman , smiling at the proposal , handed him his cane ...
27. oldal
... observe , that " certain modern poets would be read and admired when Homer and Virgil were forgotten , " made answer ... observing how tall his trees grew- " That they had nothing else to do❞ — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour ...
... observe , that " certain modern poets would be read and admired when Homer and Virgil were forgotten , " made answer ... observing how tall his trees grew- " That they had nothing else to do❞ — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour ...
30. oldal
... observation , that men who have a great deal of wit and prompt memories , have not always the clearest judg- ment or ... observe differently the things that pass through their imagination . And whereas in this suc- cession of thoughts ...
... observation , that men who have a great deal of wit and prompt memories , have not always the clearest judg- ment or ... observe differently the things that pass through their imagination . And whereas in this suc- cession of thoughts ...
31. oldal
... observation , as in discriminating between pretence and practice , between appearance and reality , is common to wit and satire with judgment and reason- ing , and certainly the comparing and connecting our ideas together is an ...
... observation , as in discriminating between pretence and practice , between appearance and reality , is common to wit and satire with judgment and reason- ing , and certainly the comparing and connecting our ideas together is an ...
42. oldal
... observation , which consists in the acute illustration of good sense and practical wisdom , by means of some far- fetched conceit or quaint imagery . The matter is sense , but the form is wit . Thus the lines in Pope- " " Tis with our ...
... observation , which consists in the acute illustration of good sense and practical wisdom , by means of some far- fetched conceit or quaint imagery . The matter is sense , but the form is wit . Thus the lines in Pope- " " Tis with our ...
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