 | 1848 - 936 oldal
...anxieties, jealousies, childish fondness, pertness, vanity, and self-conceit." — Hobbes calls it " a sudden glory, arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly." But fndge on the metaphysics of humor! we like... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 oldal
...has made a noble and successful exertion in a virtuous causeLECTURE XI. ON WIT AND HUMOUR.—PART II. HOBBES defines laughter to be "a sudden glory, arising " from a sudden conception of some cminency in our" selves, by comparison with infirmity of others, or our " own former infirmity." By... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 oldal
...a noble and successful exertion in a virtuous cause. LECTURE XI ON WIT AND HUMOR.— PART II HOBBBS defines laughter to be " a sudden glory, arising from...accidental and momentary, or natural and permanent. He can not, of course, mean by it, what we usually denominate infirmity of body or mind ; for it must... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 oldal
...II. HOBBES defines laughter to be " a sudden glory, arising from a sudden conception of some emmency in ourselves, by comparison with infirmity of others,...accidental and momentary, or natural and permanent. He can not, of course, mean by it, what we usually denominate infirmity of body or mind ; for it must... | |
 | charles black - 1850 - 630 oldal
...combustion, are pure pieces of wit, and full of the most ingenious and exalted pleasantry.' (P. 120.) ' Hobbes defines Laughter to be a sudden glory arising...with infirmity of others, or our own former infirmity Taking the language of Hobbes to mean the sudden discovery of any inferiority, it will be very easy... | |
 | 1850 - 604 oldal
...combustion, are pure pieces of wit, and full of the most ingenious and exalted pleasantry." (P. 120.) " Hobbes defines Laughter to be a sudden glory arising...with infirmity of others, or our own former infirmity . . Taking the language of Hobbes to mean the sudden discovery of any inferiority, it will be very... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 oldal
...combustion, are pure pieces of wit, and full of the most ingenious and exalted pleasantry." (P. 120.) " Hobbes defines Laughter to be a sudden glory arising...with infirmity of others, or our own former infirmity . . Taking the language of Hobbes to mean the sudden discovery of any inferiority, it will be very... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 474 oldal
...made a noble and successful exertion in a virtuous cause. I35 LECTURE XL ON WIT AND HUMOUR PABT II. HOBBES defines laughter to be " a sudden glory, arising " from a sudden conception of some eminency in our" selves, by comparison with infirmity of others, or our " own former infirmity." By infirmity he... | |
 | 1850 - 744 oldal
...the contempt they inspire. Concerning Humor, our author justly rejects the hypothesis of Hobbcs,who defines laughter to be " a sudden glory, arising from a sudden conception of some emincncy of ourselves, by comparison with infirmity (inferiority) of others, or our own former infirmity."... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1854 - 620 oldal
...justly observing that whatsoever it be that moves laughter, it must be new and unexpected, he defines it to be " a sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eruinency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly, for men... | |
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I may therefore conclude, that the passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly... 
