 | 1797 - 522 pàgines
...it '•lie, that this finenefs of raillery is oftenfive. _ A witty man is tickled while he is hart in this manner ; and a fool feels it not. The occafion...be given, but he cannot take it, if it be granted, 'flat in effeft this way does more mifchiefj 'hat a man is fecretly wounded j and though « be not... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive : a witty man is tickled, while he is hurt in this manner ; and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive : a witty man is tickled, while he is hurt in this manner ; and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pàgines
...while he is hurt in this manner ; and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect this way does more mischief; that a man is secretly wounded, and though he be not sensible himself, yet the malicious... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this finenefs of raillery is offenfive. A witty man. is tickled while he is hurt in this manner,...fool feels it not. The occafion of an offence may poffibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect this way does more mifchief... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this finenefs of raillery is offend ve. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner,...fool feels it not. The occafion of an offence may poffibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect this way does more mifchief... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner; and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offence may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
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Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not. 
