 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 lehte
...cannot laugh : And, as Sir William Davenant obferves, in his Preface to Gondibert, " It is the wifdom of a government to permit Plays," (he might have added...is the prudence of a carter to put bells upon his horfes to make them carry their burdens chearfully." I have already fhewn, that one main end of Poetry... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 lehte
...laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beast* cart wee£ when they suffer, but they cannot laugh: and, as Sir...put bells upon his horses to make them carry their burdens chearfully," J have already shewn, that one main end of Poetry and Painting is to please, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep, when they suffer, but...of ' a government to permit plays, (he might have c added — farces,) as it is the prudence of a carter to ' put bells upon his horses, to make them... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; arid if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep, when they suffer, but they cannot laugh. And as Sir William Daveflant observes in his Preface to GONDIBEUT, ' It is the wisdom of * a government to permit plays,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 lehte
...a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep, when they suffer, but they cannot laughi And as Sir William Davenant observes in his Preface to GONDIBERT, ' It is the wisdom of fa government to permit plays, (he might have ' added — farces,) as it is the prudence of a carter... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 388 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but...put bells upon his horses to make them carry their burdens cheerfully." I have already shown, that one main end of Poetry and Painting is to please, and... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but...put bells upon his horses to make them carry their burdens cheerfully." I have already shown, that one main end of Poetry and Painting is to please, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 520 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer,, but...as Sir William D'Avenant observes in his Preface to " Gonclibert," " It is the wisdom of a government to permit plavs, (he might have added — farces,)... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 438 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of' happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but...put bells upon his horses to make them carry their burdens cheerfully." I have already shown, that one main end of Poetry and Painting is to please, and... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 428 lehte
...all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but...farces,) as it is the prudence of a carter to put bell* VOL. III. O upon his horses to make them carry their burden* cheerfully." I have already shown,... | |
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After all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but they cannot laugh: and, as Sir William Davenant observes, in his Preface to Gondibert, " It is... 
