Lectures on the English Comic WritersTaylor & Hessey, 1819 - 436 oldal |
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9. oldal
... as- sertion that is very absurd , is quite ludicrous . We laugh to shew our satisfaction with ourselves , or our contempt for those about us , or to conceal our envy or our ignorance . We laugh at fools , ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 9.
... as- sertion that is very absurd , is quite ludicrous . We laugh to shew our satisfaction with ourselves , or our contempt for those about us , or to conceal our envy or our ignorance . We laugh at fools , ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 9.
33. oldal
... hostile to the common sense of mankind . Or to put it dif- ferently , it is the test of the quantity of truth that there is in our favourite prejudices . - To shew how Ꭰ nearly allied wit is thought to be to truth , ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 33.
... hostile to the common sense of mankind . Or to put it dif- ferently , it is the test of the quantity of truth that there is in our favourite prejudices . - To shew how Ꭰ nearly allied wit is thought to be to truth , ON WIT AND HUMOUR . 33.
46. oldal
... shew- ing in it some wonder , and breathing some delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar : it ...
... shew- ing in it some wonder , and breathing some delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar : it ...
58. oldal
... shew amazing gaiety , frankness , and volubility of tongue , but we think no more of them when the poet takes the words out of his mouth , and gives the descrip- tion of Queen Mab . Touchstone , again , is a shrewd biting fellow , a ...
... shew amazing gaiety , frankness , and volubility of tongue , but we think no more of them when the poet takes the words out of his mouth , and gives the descrip- tion of Queen Mab . Touchstone , again , is a shrewd biting fellow , a ...
66. oldal
... shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head , makes him 66 go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; " adds fuel to his folly , or throws cold water on his courage ...
... shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head , makes him 66 go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; " adds fuel to his folly , or throws cold water on his courage ...
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