 The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frequent use of puns. The sermons of Bishop Andrews and the tragedies of Shakspeare are full of them. The sinner was punned into repentance by the former, as in the latter nothing is more usual than...  The Sense of Humor - Page 69by Max Eastman - 1921 - 257 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry fpeeches and ludicrous compofitions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or pronounced in the moil folemn manner at the council-table. The greateft authors, ¡n their mod UTÍQUS works, nxidic... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry fpeeches and ludicrous compofitions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or pronounced in the moft folemn manner at the VOL. I. A a councilcouncil-table. The greateft authors, in their moft ferious... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludicrous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or pronounced in the most solemn manner at a counciltable. The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frequent use of puns. The sermons... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludicrous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or • pronounced in the most solemn manner at a councijr table. The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frequent use of puns. The... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...with pomp Jmd dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludierous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or pronounced in the most solemn manner at the counciltable. The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frequent use of puns. The sermons... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...solemn mauner at the council tahle. The greatest authors, in their must serious works, made frequcnt use of puns. The sermons of Bishop Andrews and the tragedies of Shakspeure arc full of them. The siuner was puuned into repentance hy the former, as in the latter... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...solemn manner at the council-tuble. The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frei|uent use of puns. The sermons of Bishop Andrews, and the tragedies of Shakspearc, are full of them. The sinner was punned into repentance by the former, as in the latter... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludicrous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit,...The sermons of Bishop Andrews, and the tragedies of Shakespear, are full of them. The sinner was punned into repentance by the former, as in the latter... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludicrous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit,...The sermons of Bishop Andrews, and the tragedies of Shakesjpear, are full of them. The sinner was punned into repentance by the former, as in the latter... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...with pomp and dignity. It had before been admitted into merry speeches and ludicrous compositions, but was now delivered with great gravity from the pulpit, or pronounced in the most solemn manner at the council-table. The greatest authors, in their most serious works, made frequent use of puns. The, sermons... | |
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