 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 come suddenly to remembrance, except...  Johnsonian Miscellanies - Page 317publié par - 1897Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | George Campbell - 1856 - 460 pages
...philosopher of Malmesbury, who hath defined laughter"a sudden glory, arising from H sudden conception ol some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."" This account is, I acknowledge, incompatible with that given in the preceding pages, and, in my judgment,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 604 pages
...of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory, arising from some sudden conception of some emineney in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."—Discourse of Human 1" "ire.] effects that deserves condemnation. We find this amiable... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...aiising from some sudden conception ot some euiiueucy in ourselves, by comparison with the iniiimities of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh...suddenly to remembrance, except they bring with them any present dishonour.'* The Dutch, who are more famous lor their industry and application than for wit... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1860 - 488 pages
...moves laughter, it must be new and unexpected, he defines it to be " a sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by...for men laugh at the follies of themselves past." It might be objected, that those are most prone tovlaughter who have least of this glorying in themselves,... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1858 - 584 pages
...to the convulsive action of the diaphragm. Hobbes defines laughter, "a sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by...the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly." Campbell says, that in laughter tbo genuine object is always things grouped together, in which there... | |
 | Joseph Haven - 1862 - 600 pages
...mind, is merely the expression of the feeling of the ludicrous, to be " a sudden glory, arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or our own former infirmity." There can be little doubt, I think, that the object which excites laughter,... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...participate, we never laugh thereat. I may therefore conclude, that the passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception...come suddenly to remembrance, except they bring with AD 1588-1679. THOMAS HOBBES. 77 them any present dishonour. It is no wonder therefore that men take... | |
 | 1864 - 890 pages
...of Hobbes, who attributed men's actions to selfish motives, and represented laughter as nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception...ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others or our own formerly. He characterizes Hobbes as " having fallen into a way of speaking, which was much... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1864 - 852 pages
...theory to the effect that laughter is 'a sudden glory, arising from a sudden conception of some cmincncy in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.' This evidently suits a certain number of cases, especially the laugh of ridicule, derision, and contempt.... | |
 | 1864 - 654 pages
...passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some cmmcncy in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly," * this is true, because that would make it exclusively the effect of the perception of incongruity.... | |
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