| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...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 sidor
...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,... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 436 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 sidor
...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,...given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect this way does more mifchief ; that a man is fecrctly wounded, and though he be not fenfible... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 626 sidor
...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,...given, but he cannot take it. If it be granted, that in effect this way does more mifchief ; that a man is fecretly wounded, and though he be not fenfible... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 sidor
...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 sidor
...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... | |
| 1826 - 450 sidor
...true, that this finenefs of raillery is offenftve. A witty ma:i is tickled while he is hurt in thi» manner ; and a fool feels it not. The occafion of...given, but he cannot take it, if it be granted, that in effect this way does more mifchief ; that a man is fecretly wounded ; and though he be not fenfi,ble... | |
| Robley Dunglison - 1839 - 414 sidor
...; neither is it true that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while lie 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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