Melville and the Comic SpiritUsing elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep. |
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Page 87
... laughs when he can . Men fly from a groan , but run to a laugh ... Weeds are put off at a fair ; no heart bursts but in secret ; it is good to laugh , though the laugh be hollow ; and wise to make merry , now and for aye . Laugh , and ...
... laughs when he can . Men fly from a groan , but run to a laugh ... Weeds are put off at a fair ; no heart bursts but in secret ; it is good to laugh , though the laugh be hollow ; and wise to make merry , now and for aye . Laugh , and ...
Page 88
... laughed louder at his quips , than Lombardo himself . Babbalanja .. Lombardo was a hermit to behold . - Media - What ... laugh . Mohi - My word for it , but he had a sly one , now and then . Babbalanja - For the nonce , he was not his ...
... laughed louder at his quips , than Lombardo himself . Babbalanja .. Lombardo was a hermit to behold . - Media - What ... laugh . Mohi - My word for it , but he had a sly one , now and then . Babbalanja - For the nonce , he was not his ...
Page 89
... laugh loud ; but is laughing , rejoicing ? " And it is certainly what Melville meant in speaking of his own " infirmity of jocularity . " Laughter was some- thing not always to be controlled , nor did it have any necessary relation to ...
... laugh loud ; but is laughing , rejoicing ? " And it is certainly what Melville meant in speaking of his own " infirmity of jocularity . " Laughter was some- thing not always to be controlled , nor did it have any necessary relation to ...
Contents
Introduction I | 4 |
The Comic Matter II | 11 |
The Comic Manner | 31 |
Copyright | |
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