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... Risible Objects , . 8. Resemblance and Dissimilitude , 9. Uniformity and Variety , Appendix . Concerning the works of Nature , chiefly with respect to Uni- formity and Variety , CHAP . 10. Congruity and Propriety , 11. Dignity and Grace ...
... Risible Objects , . 8. Resemblance and Dissimilitude , 9. Uniformity and Variety , Appendix . Concerning the works of Nature , chiefly with respect to Uni- formity and Variety , CHAP . 10. Congruity and Propriety , 11. Dignity and Grace ...
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... RISIBLE OBJECTS . SUCH is the nature of man , that his powers and faculties are soon blunted by exercise . The re- turns of sleep , suspending all activity , are not alone sufficient to preserve him in vigour : during his waking hours ...
... RISIBLE OBJECTS . SUCH is the nature of man , that his powers and faculties are soon blunted by exercise . The re- turns of sleep , suspending all activity , are not alone sufficient to preserve him in vigour : during his waking hours ...
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... risible or not , it seems difficult , if at all practicable , to establish any general character , by which objects ... risible objects by a general cha- racter : all men are not equally affected by risible objects ; nor the same man at ...
... risible or not , it seems difficult , if at all practicable , to establish any general character , by which objects ... risible objects by a general cha- racter : all men are not equally affected by risible objects ; nor the same man at ...
Page 247
... risible ; but to want it altogether , far from provoking laughter , raises hor ror in the spectator . Secondly , With respect to works both of nature and of art , none of them are risible but what are ... RISIBLE OBJECTS . Risible Objects,
... risible ; but to want it altogether , far from provoking laughter , raises hor ror in the spectator . Secondly , With respect to works both of nature and of art , none of them are risible but what are ... RISIBLE OBJECTS . Risible Objects,
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... risible ob- ject , on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is al- together pleasant by a certain sort of titillation , which is expressed externally by mirthful laughter . Ridicule will be more fully explained afterward : the present ...
... risible ob- ject , on the other hand , gives me no pain : it is al- together pleasant by a certain sort of titillation , which is expressed externally by mirthful laughter . Ridicule will be more fully explained afterward : the present ...
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