Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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The worst is , to know what face to put upon the matter , what excuse to make to the servants , what answer to send to the tradespeople ; whether to laugh it off , or be grave , or angry , or indifferent ; in short , to know how to ...
The worst is , to know what face to put upon the matter , what excuse to make to the servants , what answer to send to the tradespeople ; whether to laugh it off , or be grave , or angry , or indifferent ; in short , to know how to ...
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... will only vent itself in a fit of laughter.1 The transition here is not from one thing of importance to another ... with laughing at an 1 A child that has hid itself out of the way in sport , is under a great teinptation to laugh at ...
... will only vent itself in a fit of laughter.1 The transition here is not from one thing of importance to another ... with laughing at an 1 A child that has hid itself out of the way in sport , is under a great teinptation to laugh at ...
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I will only add , by way of general caution , that there is nothing more ridiculous than laughter without a cause , nor anything more troublesome than what are called laughing people . A professed laugher is as con- temptible and ...
I will only add , by way of general caution , that there is nothing more ridiculous than laughter without a cause , nor anything more troublesome than what are called laughing people . A professed laugher is as con- temptible and ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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