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Page 130
... idea of an idea of his own ) , they look So. And they are given to looking in the 10 glass . They must see that something ails them . How much even the better order of them will endure , without a thought of the defensive ... IDEA OF COMEDY.
... idea of an idea of his own ) , they look So. And they are given to looking in the 10 glass . They must see that something ails them . How much even the better order of them will endure , without a thought of the defensive ... IDEA OF COMEDY.
Page 140
... idea . But derision is foiled by the play of the intellect . Most of doubtful causes in contest are open to comic inter- pretation , and any intellectual pleading of . a doubtful cause contains germs of an ... humor 140 THE IDEA OF COMEDY.
... idea . But derision is foiled by the play of the intellect . Most of doubtful causes in contest are open to comic inter- pretation , and any intellectual pleading of . a doubtful cause contains germs of an ... humor 140 THE IDEA OF COMEDY.
Page 258
... idea of harmony , of sincere reconciliation , of close union with a view to the common good , is what constantly inspires him . ' 128 2-3 . Swift says of him . In the quotation , Meredith reads , ' But as for ' and " The ... IDEA OF COMEDY.
... idea of harmony , of sincere reconciliation , of close union with a view to the common good , is what constantly inspires him . ' 128 2-3 . Swift says of him . In the quotation , Meredith reads , ' But as for ' and " The ... IDEA OF COMEDY.
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