Science of Everyday Things Vol 2 - Physics Episode 8 ppt

... Whately on Jests Nature of Puns Effect of Custom and Habit AccessoryEmotion Disappointment and Loss Practical Jokes 307CHAPTER XXII. 25 History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2) , byCHAPTER I.CHAPTER ... often heard of the attempts of whining lovers; of the charming poems they had composed in praise of their mistresses' wit and beauty (tho' they have not had half so much of either of ... Heraclitus Ridens The London Spy The British Apollo 22 CHAPTER II. 6CHAPTER XX.Definition Difficulties of forming one of Humour 27 6CHAPTER XX. 23 CHAPTER XIV.Theodore Hook Improvisatore Talent...

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... through a window whole piles of my non-delivered catalogues. Not to beCHAPTER VIII. 21 and quantity of his shine were superior.The train was also very gloomy. My vis-à-vis was an old Buffalo girl ... the first of a series of lectures by leading professors of the Dryasdust species.Nor does the subsequent cross-examination by the parents enhance in the youthful idea the pleasure of beinglectured ... wasCHAPTER XI. 82 our glasses we already seem to see the stalwart figure of the pilot standing in the stern. On his brow he wearsa storm-defying cap, the badge of the warrior of the waves; the...