The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... 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 , situation , and character : wit is the illustrating and heightening the sense of that ...
... 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 , situation , and character : wit is the illustrating and heightening the sense of that ...
Page 19
... fancy.- Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence which has nothing to do , or at least implies no necessary connection with the nature of the things , which are forced ...
... fancy.- Mere wit , as opposed to reason or argument , consists in striking out some casual and partial coincidence which has nothing to do , or at least implies no necessary connection with the nature of the things , which are forced ...
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... 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 , makes him go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; ' adds fuel ...
... 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 , makes him go to church in a galliard , and return home in a coranto ; ' adds fuel ...
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