 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 Benares magazine - Page 2121852Full view - About this book
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 pages
...spoken of it with approbation in the 47th Spectator. ' The passion of Uughter,' says Mr. Hobbes, ' is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eininency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, ir with our own formerly. For men... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 pages
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pages
...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...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... | |
 | 1803 - 420 pages
...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of ' laughter is nothing else but sudden...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pages
...all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion ot laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising...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... | |
 | George Campbell - 1808 - 468 pages
...descend to the philosopher of Malmesbury, who hath denned laughter " 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 *." This account is, I acknowledge, incompatible with that given in the preceding... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 pages
...approbation in the forty-seventh paper of the Spectator. " The passion of laughter (says " Mr. Hobbes) is nothing else, but sudden glory " arising from some...ourselves by comparison with " the infirmity of others, or with our own for" merly. For men (continues he) laugh at the " follies of themselves past, when... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 pages
...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...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... | |
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