The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
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... humour of that country has become more subtle and refined . Few authors there are to - day , if any , who would be tempted to copy the broad lines of Shakespeare's fun , or the coarser methods of buffoonery and animal spirits by which ...
... humour of that country has become more subtle and refined . Few authors there are to - day , if any , who would be tempted to copy the broad lines of Shakespeare's fun , or the coarser methods of buffoonery and animal spirits by which ...
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... humour of England has changed , and is still changing — there are no longer any funny little demons grinning in pictures of the Last Judgment , or composers who copy the hee - haws of Bottom in Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's ...
... humour of England has changed , and is still changing — there are no longer any funny little demons grinning in pictures of the Last Judgment , or composers who copy the hee - haws of Bottom in Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's ...
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... humour must be closely allied in its matter with com- mon sense ; that is , with an attitude of mind or of society which exists and is recognised ; otherwise the contrast between what is expected and what is unexpected is lacking , and ...
... humour must be closely allied in its matter with com- mon sense ; that is , with an attitude of mind or of society which exists and is recognised ; otherwise the contrast between what is expected and what is unexpected is lacking , and ...
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
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