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Pagina 82
... humour for wit , which is a very different excel- lence . Wit raises human nature above its level ; humour acts a contrary part , and equally depresses it . To expect exalted humour is a contradic- tion in terms ; and the critic , by ...
... humour for wit , which is a very different excel- lence . Wit raises human nature above its level ; humour acts a contrary part , and equally depresses it . To expect exalted humour is a contradic- tion in terms ; and the critic , by ...
Pagina 83
... humour , centres in the admiration of ourselves . The poet , there- fore , must place the object he would have the subject of humour in a state of inferiority ; in other words , the subject of humour must be low . The solemnity worn by ...
... humour , centres in the admiration of ourselves . The poet , there- fore , must place the object he would have the subject of humour in a state of inferiority ; in other words , the subject of humour must be low . The solemnity worn by ...
Pagina 127
... humour , and the exactness of his judgment ; we scarcely see a coxcomb or a fool in common life , that has not some ... humour of the poet , and make the appearance of nature more illusive : the Italians , it is true , mask some ...
... humour , and the exactness of his judgment ; we scarcely see a coxcomb or a fool in common life , that has not some ... humour of the poet , and make the appearance of nature more illusive : the Italians , it is true , mask some ...
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CHAPTER | 3 |
III | 21 |
Of the present state of polite learning in Italy | 27 |
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