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" The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly: for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they... "
Thoughts on laughter, by a chancery barrister [B. Montagu.]. - Page 6
by Basil Montagu - 1830 - 68 pages
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The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].

1744 - 348 pages
...arifing from ' fome fudden Conception of fome Eminency in our ' felves by Comp.irifon with the Infirmity of others, or * with our own formerly.: For Men laugh at the Follies ' of themfelves paft, when they come fuddenly to Re' membrance, except they bring with them any prefent...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...arifmg from fome ' fudden conception of fome eminency in our' felves, by comparifon with the infirmity of ' others, or with our own formerly : for men ' Laugh at the follies of themfelves paft, when ' they come fuddenly to remembrance, except ' they bring with them any prefcnt...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly ; for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour.' According to this author, therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...some sudden conception of some eminency in ' ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of o* thers, or with our own formerly ; for men laugh at ' the follies of themselves past, when they come sud*' denly to remembrance, except they bring with them 1 any present dishonour.' According to this...
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The British Essayists, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour.' According to this author therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is very...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour. According to this author, therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour. According to this author, therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is...
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The Intellectual repository for the New Church. (July/Sept. 1817 ...

New Church gen. confer - 1852 - 494 pages
...glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly. For men laugh...past, when they come suddenly to remembrance, except when they bring with them dishonour." And Akenside says that laughter arises when — " some incongruous...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with sketches of the lives of the ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of oth'ers, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour.' According to this author, therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson, Volume 37

British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...except they bring with them any present dishonour.' According to this author therefore, when we hear a man laugh excessively, instead of saying he is very...
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