 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 oldal
...the elegant discovering and conveying to our minds some absurdity of another : and in this case also the passion of laughter proceedeth from the sudden...own good opinion, by comparison with another man's infirmity or absurdity ? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 oldal
...conveying to our minds some absurdity of another ; and in this case also the passion of laughter proceeded from the sudden imagination of our own odds and eminency...own good opinion, by comparison with another man's infirmity or absurdity ? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 oldal
...minds some ab" surdity of another ' man ' ; and in this case also the (passion of " laughter) ' laugh ' proceedeth from the sudden imagination of our " own...own good opinion, by comparison with another " man's infirmity or absurdity ? " Might be amended thus : — " Farther, men laugh at jests. Now the wit of... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 oldal
...the elegant discovering and conveying to our minds some absurdity of another : and in this case also the passion of laughter proceedeth from the sudden...else the recommending of ourselves to our own good opin on, by comparison with another man's infirmity or absurdity? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves,... | |
 | 1872 - 556 oldal
...conveying to our minds some absurdity of another ; and in this case also the passion of laughter proceeded from the sudden imagination of our own odds and eminency;...own good opinion, by comparison with another man's infirmity or absurdity? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 oldal
...conveying to our minds some absurdity of another ; and in this case also the passion of laughter proceeded ir unballasted wits in fathomless and unquiet deeps...contempt uf FROM 1625 то 1689. learning, mocked an infirmity or absurdity ? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 oldal
...case also the passion of laughter proceeded from the sudden imagination of our own odds nnd emineney ; ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent ;...a land rent with civil fcuds, or drenched, it may infirmity or absurdity? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 oldal
...proceeded from the sudden imagination of our uwn odds and ernineney ; for what is else the nx-om mending 1 1 infirmity or absurdity? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 oldal
...case also the p:ission of laughter proceeded from the sudckn imagination of our own odds aud emmency ; for what is else the recommending of ourselves to...own good opinion, by comparison with another man's infirmity or absurdity? For when a jest is broken upon ourselves, or friends, of whose dishonour we... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 oldal
...the elegant discovering and conveying to our minds Home absurdity of another : and in this case also the passion of laughter proceedeth from the sudden imagination of our own oddes and eminency : for what is else the recommending of ourselves to our own good opinion, by comparison... | |
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Also, men laugh at the infirmities of others by comparison wherewith their own abilities are set off and illustrated. Also men laugh at jests the wit whereof always consisteth in the elegant discovering and conveying to our minds some absurdity of another;... 
