...spoken of it with approbation in the 47th Spectator. ' The passion of Uughter,' says Mr. Hobbes, ' is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eininency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, ir with our own formerly. For men...

...Hobbes'i accour.t cfl;u:ghter exaniuicj. ~ 'i defined Uughtff " a sodden glory, arising from-a sud" den conception of some eminency in ourselves,, by " comparison...the infirmity of others, or with our " own, formerly *." This account is, J acknowledge, incompatible with that given in the preceding pages, and, in ray...

...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly ; for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance, except they...

...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus: ' The passion of ' laughter is nothing else but sudden...in ' ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of o* thers, or with our own formerly ; for men laugh at ' the follies of themselves past, when they come...

...all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion ot laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising...the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance; except they...

...descend to the philosopher of Malmesbury, who hath denned laughter " a sudden glory, arising " from a sudden conception of some eminency in *' ourselves,...the infirmity of " others, or with our own formerly *." This account is, I acknowledge, incompatible with that given in the preceding pages, and, in my...

...approbation in the forty-seventh paper of the Spectator. " The passion of laughter (says " Mr. Hobbes) is nothing else, but sudden glory " arising from some...comparison with " the infirmity of others, or with our own for" merly. For men (continues he) laugh at the " follies of themselves past, when they come * Tacitus,...

...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some cminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men...

...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance, except they...

...much the best of all his works, after some very curious observations upon laughter, concludes thus : ' The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden...the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly : for men laugh at the follies of themselves past, when they come suddenly to remembrance, except they...