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Humour is , as it were , the growth of nature and accident ; wit is the product of art and fancy . Humour , as it is shewn in books , is an imitation of the natural or acquired absurdities of mankind , or of the ludicrous in accident ...
Humour is , as it were , the growth of nature and accident ; wit is the product of art and fancy . Humour , as it is shewn in books , is an imitation of the natural or acquired absurdities of mankind , or of the ludicrous in accident ...
Page 19
... between appearance and reality , is common to wit and satire with judgment and reasoning , and certainly the comparing and connecting our ideas together is an essential part of reason and judgment , as well as of wit and fancy.
... between appearance and reality , is common to wit and satire with judgment and reasoning , and certainly the comparing and connecting our ideas together is an essential part of reason and judgment , as well as of wit and fancy.
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For instance , Sir Andrew Aguecheek is evidently a creature of the poet's own fancy . The author lends occasion to his absurdity to shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head ...
For instance , Sir Andrew Aguecheek is evidently a creature of the poet's own fancy . The author lends occasion to his absurdity to shew itself as much as he pleases , devises antics for him which would not enter into his own head ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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