Thoughts on laughter, by a chancery barrister [B. Montagu.].W. Pickering, 1830 - 68 páginas |
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... heard . When first he saw it , he said , " I will not go into that machine , until I have got my umbrella . " Another species of superiority is the sudden ele- vation from the depression of superiority . This species of elevation is ...
... heard . When first he saw it , he said , " I will not go into that machine , until I have got my umbrella . " Another species of superiority is the sudden ele- vation from the depression of superiority . This species of elevation is ...
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... heard . If our lives had depended upon it , we could not have refrained from laughter . Instances of this laughter occur occasionally in places where the audience is under any restraint , as in courts of justice and places of worship ...
... heard . If our lives had depended upon it , we could not have refrained from laughter . Instances of this laughter occur occasionally in places where the audience is under any restraint , as in courts of justice and places of worship ...
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... heard a woman crying Mackerel , all alive , alive O ! And on his arrival at the church , he began the service as follows . When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness , and doeth that which is lawful and right , he shall save ...
... heard a woman crying Mackerel , all alive , alive O ! And on his arrival at the church , he began the service as follows . When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness , and doeth that which is lawful and right , he shall save ...
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... When the king of Siam heard the Dutch ambassador speak of an aristocratical government , he burst into laughter at the idea of such absurdity . Children laugh at events , which , in a state c 3 Laughter from Ignorance.
... When the king of Siam heard the Dutch ambassador speak of an aristocratical government , he burst into laughter at the idea of such absurdity . Children laugh at events , which , in a state c 3 Laughter from Ignorance.
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... heard with amazement diseases and pains of the most opposite nature repeated and redoubled on the wretched patient . For since the actor's greatest wish was to keep Dr. Woodward in his company as long as possible , that he might make ...
... heard with amazement diseases and pains of the most opposite nature repeated and redoubled on the wretched patient . For since the actor's greatest wish was to keep Dr. Woodward in his company as long as possible , that he might make ...
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absurdity Addison appears arrived audience barrister beauty Bishop Bishop of Gloucester body and mind candidate cause of laughter common consciousness of superiority convulsion countenance courts of justice Coventry deformity depression of superiority distress with sympathy distress without sympathy doctor etiam examined excite laughter feeling of superiority Fleet Street Galba heard Hobbes holy orders House of Commons infirmity instances instantly interruption Irishman jests judge LAUGHTER FROM IGNORANCE Leofric liberties lion Lord Bacon Lord Melville Marseilles master midst Milner mirth nature ness never nihil North Briton object occasioned old clergyman ourselves passion of laughter patient Persons laugh pity pleased pleasure poor Pray prisoner produce laughter professor of music psalm tune quæ ridicule riority ROSALINE says scarcely sea-sickness servant small pox smile species of laughter spect spectator sudden agreeable sensation sudden feeling tears thing thought triumph truth walked wherein Wilkes woman words wretch
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Página 20 - A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it...
Página 12 - ... from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, and there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul ! Yesterday a most excellent sermon was preached by the Rev.
Página 14 - When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Página 54 - He reads much; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort, As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Página 62 - ... pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy, Judgment, on the contrary, lies quite on the other side, in separating carefully one from another Ideas wherein can be found the least difference, thereby to avoid being misled by similitude and by affinity to take one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry of wit which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable...
Página 32 - See the wretch that long has tost On the thorny bed of pain, At length repair his vigour lost, And breathe and walk again ; The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise.
Página 62 - And hence, perhaps, may be given some reason of that common observation — that men who have a great deal of wit and prompt memories, have not always the clearest judgment or deepest reason. For, wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy ; judgment, on the contrary, lies quite on the other side, in separating carefully...
Página 6 - The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly: for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance, except they bring with them any present dishonour.
Página 29 - ... that general visitation of God, who saw that all that he had made was good, that is, conformable to his will, which abhors deformity, and is the rule of order and beauty. There is no deformity but in monstrosity, wherein, notwithstanding, there is a kind of beauty; nature so ingeniously contriving the irregular parts, as they become sometimes more remarkable than the principal fabric.
Página 62 - For, wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy; judgment, on the contrary, lies quite on the other side, in separating carefully one from another ideas wherein can be found the least difference, thereby to avoid being misled by similitude and by affinity to take one thing for another.