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Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself ; wit is the exposing it , by comparing or contrasting it with something else . Humour is , as it were , the growth of nature and accident ; wit is the product of art and fancy .
Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself ; wit is the exposing it , by comparing or contrasting it with something else . Humour is , as it were , the growth of nature and accident ; wit is the product of art and fancy .
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He had by far the most wit and elegance , with less of other things , of humour , character , incident , & c . His style is inimitable , nay perfect . It is the highest model of comic dialogue . Every sentence is replete with sense and ...
He had by far the most wit and elegance , with less of other things , of humour , character , incident , & c . His style is inimitable , nay perfect . It is the highest model of comic dialogue . Every sentence is replete with sense and ...
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He has humour , character , and invention , in common with the other , with a more unaffected gaiety and spirit of enjoyment , which over- flows and sparkles in all he does . He makes us laugh from pleasure oftener than from malice .
He has humour , character , and invention , in common with the other , with a more unaffected gaiety and spirit of enjoyment , which over- flows and sparkles in all he does . He makes us laugh from pleasure oftener than from malice .
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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 | Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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