 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1902 - 144 pàgines
...his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of Raillery is offensive. A witty Man is tickl'd 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. ... I wish I cou'd apply it to... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1904 - 352 pàgines
...mystery of that noble trade. . . . 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. . . . There is a vast difference between the slovenly butchering of a man and the fineness of a stroke... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 pàgines
...is 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... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 pàgines
...is 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 - 1909 - 1112 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 offense may possibly be given, but be cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1909 - 1122 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, j that this fineness of raillery is offensive. AI witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not. The occasion of an offense may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1909 - 1112 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither Is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. But now whaX fooi feels it not. The occasion of an offense may possibly be given, but he cannot take it. If it be... | |
 | John Dryden, William Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Walter Scott - 1925 - 230 pàgines
...is 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 10 cannot take it. If it be granted that in effect... | |
 | John Dryden - 1926 - 342 pàgines
...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery 10 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... | |
 | H. James Jensen - 1969 - 141 pàgines
...Dryden says, "The nicest most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery" (II. 136). "A wise man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not" (II. 137). Dryden thinks that Restoration satire and drama excel in raillery (I. 181) because it is... | |
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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. 
