 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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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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... 
