The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... ideas , this alternate excitement and relaxation of the imagination , the object also striking upon the mind more ... idea from another , or the jostling of one feeling against another . The first and most obvious cause of laughter is ...
... ideas , this alternate excitement and relaxation of the imagination , the object also striking upon the mind more ... idea from another , or the jostling of one feeling against another . The first and most obvious cause of laughter is ...
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... idea by another more striking or more beautiful : the object of these writers was to match any one idea with any other idea , for better for worse , as we say , and whether any thing was gained by the change of condition or not . The ...
... idea by another more striking or more beautiful : the object of these writers was to match any one idea with any other idea , for better for worse , as we say , and whether any thing was gained by the change of condition or not . The ...
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... idea of them , and stamping that idea with reality , ( but chiefly clothing the best and the highest with grace and grandeur ) : this is the ideal in art , in poetry , and in painting . There are things which are cognisable only to ...
... idea of them , and stamping that idea with reality , ( but chiefly clothing the best and the highest with grace and grandeur ) : this is the ideal in art , in poetry , and in painting . There are things which are cognisable only to ...
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