The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 15
... 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 .
Page 27
... humour out of our own language are Aristophanes and Lucian among the ancients , Moliere and 27 ON WIT AND HUMOUR.
... humour out of our own language are Aristophanes and Lucian among the ancients , Moliere and 27 ON WIT AND HUMOUR.
Page 71
... 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 satire , conveyed in the most polished and pointed terms . Every page ...
... 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 satire , conveyed in the most polished and pointed terms . Every page ...
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LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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