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" Sudden glory," is the passion which maketh those "grimaces" called "laughter"; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud... "
The Private Tutor, Or, Thoughts Upon the Love of Excelling and the Love of ... - Page 121
by Basil Montagu - 1820 - 173 pages
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Systematic morality, or, A treatise on the theory and practice of human duty ...

William Jevons - 1827 - 424 pages
...another, which causes us to draw a comparison advantageous to ourselves, " Sudden glory," he says, " is the passion which maketh those grimaces called...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. "t In this account there is certainly some truth; but it is evidently partial and incomplete, inasmuch...
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The London University Magazine, Volume 1

1842 - 416 pages
...it from a feeling of superiority — " it is caused " either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth -them ; or by " the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, whereof they " suddenly applaud themselves." Weeping arises from the loss of power, "and is caused...
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Shaftesbury and Hutcheson

Thomas Fowler - 1882 - 296 pages
...maketh those grimaces called Laughter; and it is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to those that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves; who are forced to keep themselves in...
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Shaftesbury and Hutcheson

Thomas Fowler - 1882 - 290 pages
...maketh those grimaces called . Laughter ; and it is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. Arid it is incident most to those that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves ; who are...
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The Principles of Morals, Part 1

Thomas Fowler, John Matthias Wilson - 1886 - 184 pages
...which maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' ' On the contrary, sudden dejection is the passion that causeth Weeping; and is caused by such accidents...
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The Principles of Morals (introductory Chapters)

Thomas Fowler, J. M. Wilson - 1886 - 186 pages
...which maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' ' On the contrary, sudden dejection is the passion that causeth Weeping ; and is caused by such accidents...
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The Ethics of Hobbes: As Contained in Selections from His Works

Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pages
...maketh those "grimaces" called "laughter"; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed...themselves ; who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor, by observing the imperfections of other men. And therefore much laughter at the defects of others,...
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An Introduction to Psychology

Mary Whiton Calkins - 1901 - 538 pages
..."is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden art of their own which pleaseth them, or by the apprehension...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves." " Grief for the Calamity of another," he says, a little later, "is Pitty; and ariseth from the imagination...
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Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme & Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall ...

Thomas Hobbes - 1904 - 560 pages
...caused either by some Glory. sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them , or ** .' •'.' Laughter. by the apprehension of some deformed thing in '\ -...another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud them. selves. And it is incident most to them, that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves...
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Racine et Shakespeare

Stendhal - 1907 - 258 pages
...maketh those grimaces called laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' — Hobbes' Leviathan, Part I, ch. vi. PAGE 14. 1. 13. la clarté et l'imprévu. The pointedness of...
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