...fine raillery, it must be allowed that it is not (1) [" The passion of laughter is nothing else hut sudden glory, arising from some sudden conception...comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly. "— Discourse of Human Nature. ] natural to the English, and therefore those who endeavour...

...action, is nothing more than a feeling of the ludicrous, that it 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." To this notion of the origin of this class of our feelings, there are some objections ;...

...therefore conclude, that the passion of laughter is nothingelse but sudden glory, arising from some sadden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh at the folliesof themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance,...

...that 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...comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly, for men laugh at the follies of themselves past." It might be objected, that those are most...

...dishonour we participate, we never laugh thereat. I may therefore conclude, that the passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some...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,...

...viewing more particularly the act of the mind, defines laughter to be 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." And elsewhere he says: " Men laugh at jests, the wit whereof always consisteth in the elegant...

...descend to the philosopher of Malmesbury, who hath defined 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 formerly4." This account is, I acThe whole passage runs thus, *H Se xvfjtxtittt e<rrtv, Awwef tiwofjt.iv,...

...action, is nothing more than a feeling of the ludicrous, that it 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." — To this notion of the origin of this class of our feelings there are some objections,...

...works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: 'The passion of laughter pon the sight of a pond, immediately ran into it;...about the borders of it, to call them out of an e formerly; for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance,...

...invariably laugh the heartiest ; rather against the theory of Mr. Hobbes, that " the passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some...comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly." This height would be a fine military post, and is to be occupied by Major-General Schoedde's...