Elements of CriticismHuntington and Savage, 1845 - 504 pages |
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... 151 161 . • 164 • 172 • · Appendix . - Concerning the Works of Nature , chiefly with res pect to Uniformity and Variety , Chap . X. Congruity and Propriety , Chap . XI . Dignity and Grace , • • Chap . XII . Ridicule , Page · 178 Chap.
... 151 161 . • 164 • 172 • · Appendix . - Concerning the Works of Nature , chiefly with res pect to Uniformity and Variety , Chap . X. Congruity and Propriety , Chap . XI . Dignity and Grace , • • Chap . XII . Ridicule , Page · 178 Chap.
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Lord Henry Home Kames Abraham Mills. Chap . XII . Ridicule , Page · 178 Chap . XIII . Wit , 185 Chap . XIV . Custom and Habit , Chap . XV . External Signs of Emotions and Passions , Chap . XVI . Sentiments , Chap . XVII . Language of ...
Lord Henry Home Kames Abraham Mills. Chap . XII . Ridicule , Page · 178 Chap . XIII . Wit , 185 Chap . XIV . Custom and Habit , Chap . XV . External Signs of Emotions and Passions , Chap . XVI . Sentiments , Chap . XVII . Language of ...
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... Ridicule considered a gross pleasure . It will naturally occur at first , that a discourse upon the passions ought to commence with explaining the qualities now mentioned ; but upon trial , I found that this explanation could not be ...
... Ridicule considered a gross pleasure . It will naturally occur at first , that a discourse upon the passions ought to commence with explaining the qualities now mentioned ; but upon trial , I found that this explanation could not be ...
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... Ridicule , which chiefly arises from pride , a selfish passion , is at best but a gross pleasure : a people , it is true , must have emerged out of barbarity before they can have a taste for ridicule ; but it is too rough an ...
... Ridicule , which chiefly arises from pride , a selfish passion , is at best but a gross pleasure : a people , it is true , must have emerged out of barbarity before they can have a taste for ridicule ; but it is too rough an ...
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... ridicule . The pain a ridiculous object gives me is resented and punished by a laugh of derision . A risible object , on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is altogether pleasant by a certain sort of titillation , which is ex ...
... ridicule . The pain a ridiculous object gives me is resented and punished by a laugh of derision . A risible object , on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is altogether pleasant by a certain sort of titillation , which is ex ...
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