 | William Jevons - 1827 - 424 pagine
...another, which causes us to draw a comparison advantageous to ourselves, " Sudden glory," he says, " is the passion which maketh those grimaces called...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. "t In this account there is certainly some truth; but it is evidently partial and incomplete, inasmuch... | |
 | 1842 - 416 pagine
...it from a feeling of superiority — " it is caused " either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth -them ; or by " the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, whereof they " suddenly applaud themselves." Weeping arises from the loss of power, "and is caused... | |
 | Thomas Fowler - 1882 - 296 pagine
...maketh those grimaces called Laughter; and it is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to those that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves; who are forced to keep themselves in... | |
 | Thomas Fowler - 1882 - 290 pagine
...maketh those grimaces called . Laughter ; and it is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. Arid it is incident most to those that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves ; who are... | |
 | Thomas Fowler, John Matthias Wilson - 1886 - 184 pagine
...which maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' ' On the contrary, sudden dejection is the passion that causeth Weeping; and is caused by such accidents... | |
 | Thomas Fowler, J. M. Wilson - 1886 - 186 pagine
...which maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' ' On the contrary, sudden dejection is the passion that causeth Weeping ; and is caused by such accidents... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pagine
...maketh those "grimaces" called "laughter"; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed...themselves ; who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor, by observing the imperfections of other men. And therefore much laughter at the defects of others,... | |
 | Mary Whiton Calkins - 1901 - 538 pagine
..."is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden art of their own which pleaseth them, or by the apprehension...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves." " Grief for the Calamity of another," he says, a little later, "is Pitty; and ariseth from the imagination... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1904 - 560 pagine
...caused either by some Glory. sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them , or ** .' •'.' Laughter. by the apprehension of some deformed thing in '\ -...another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud them. selves. And it is incident most to them, that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves... | |
 | Stendhal - 1907 - 258 pagine
...maketh those grimaces called laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.' — Hobbes' Leviathan, Part I, ch. vi. PAGE 14. 1. 13. la clarté et l'imprévu. The pointedness of... | |
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Sudden glory," is the passion which maketh those "grimaces" called "laughter"; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud... 
