 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...  The Monist - 412. lappuselaboja - 1921Pilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 lapas
...Hobbes'i accour.t cfl;u:ghter exaniuicj. ~ 'i defined Uughtff " a sodden glory, arising from-a sud" den conception of some eminency in ourselves,, by " comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our " own, formerly *." This account is, J acknowledge, incompatible with that given in the preceding pages, and,... | |
 | 1803 - 434 lapas
...very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of...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,... | |
 | 1803 - 420 lapas
...curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of ' laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising * from some sudden conception...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... | |
 | George Campbell - 1808 - 468 lapas
...descend to the philosopher of Malmesbury, who hath denned laughter " a sudden glory, arising " from a sudden conception of some eminency in *' ourselves,...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,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 lapas
...forty-seventh paper of the Spectator. " The passion of laughter (says " Mr. Hobbes) is nothing else, but sudden glory " arising from some sudden conception...comparison with " the infirmity of others, or with our own for" merly. For men (continues he) laugh at the " follies of themselves past, when they come * Tacitus,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 lapas
...passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some cminency 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,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 lapas
...curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of...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,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 lapas
...curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of...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,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1852 - 494 lapas
...authority of that acute thinker, Hobbes, who says that this passion is " A sudden 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 at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 lapas
...curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of...comparison with the infirmity of oth'ers, or with our own formerly : for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance,... | |
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