 It now passes for raillery to run a man down in discourse, to put him out of countenance, and make him ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation...  The St. James's Magazine - Seite 32herausgegeben von - 1762Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 648 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable 'o observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 648 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable fo observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Annie Barnett - 1900 - 1060 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1903 - 504 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1903 - 512 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | 1903
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse - 1905 - 300 Seiten
...sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obltged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 502 Seiten
...ridiculous, sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding; on all which occasions he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Charles William Eliot - 1910 - 440 Seiten
...ridiculous, sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding; on all which occasions he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
 | Stanley V. Makower, Basil H. Blackwell - 1913 - 614 Seiten
...ridiculous ; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding ; on all which occasions, he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous at this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting... | |
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