History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Contents - Burlesque-Parody-The "Splendid Shilling"-Prior-Pope-Ambrose. Philips-Parodies of Gray's Elegy-Gay. - Defoe-Irony-Ode to the Pillory-The "Comical Pilgrim"-The. "Scandalous Club"-Humorous Periodicals-Heraclitus. Ridens-The London Spy-The British Apollo. - Swift-"Tale of a Tub"-Essays-Gulliver's Travels-Variety. of Swift's Humour-Riddles-Stella's Wit-Directions. for Servants-Arbuthnot. - Steele-The Funeral-The Tatler-Contributions of Swift-Of. Addison-Expansive Dresses-"Bodily Wit"-Rustic. Obtuseness-Crosses in Love-Snuff-taking. - Spectator-The Rebus-Injurious Wit-The Everlasting. Club-The Lovers' Club-Castles in the Air-The. Guardian-Contributions by Pope-"The Agreeable. Companion"-The Wonderful magazine-Joe miller-Pivot. Humour. - Sterne-His Versatility-Dramatic Form-Indelicacy-Sentiment. and Geniality-Letters to his Wife-Extracts. from his Sermons-Dr. Johnson. - Dodsley-"A muse in Livery"-"The Devil's a Dunce"-"The. Toy Shop"-Fielding-Smollett. - Cowper-Lady Austen's Influence-"John Gilpin"-"The. Task"-Goldsmith-"The Citizen of the World"-Humorous. Poems-Quacks-Baron Münchhausen. - The Anti-Jacobin-Its Objects and Violence-"The. Friends of Freedom"-Imitation of Latin Lyrics-The. "Knife Grinder"-The "Progress of Man". - Wolcott-Writes against the Academicians-Tales of a. Hoy-"New Old Ballads"-"The Sorrows of Sunday"-Ode. to a Pretty Barmaid-Sheridan-Comic Situations-"The. Duenna"-Wits. - Southey-Drolls of Bartholomew Fair-The "Doves"-Typographical. Devices-Puns-Poems of Abel Shufflebottom. - Lamb-His Farewell to Tobacco-Pink Hose-On the. Melancholy of Tailors-Roast Pig. -Byron-Vision of Judgment-Lines to Hodgson-Beppo-Humorous. Rhyming-Profanity of the Age. - Theodore Hook-Improvisatore Talent-Poetry-Sydney. Smith-The "Dun Cow"-Thomas Hood-Gin-Tylney. Hall-John Trot-Barham's Legends. - Douglas Jerrold-Liberal Politics-Advantages of Ugliness-Button. Conspiracy-Advocacy of Dirt-The "Genteel. Pigeons". - Thackeray-His Acerbity-The Baronet-The Parson-Medical. Ladies-Glorvina-"A Serious Paradise". - Dickens-Sympathy with the Poor-Vulgarity-Geniality-Mrs. Gamp-Mixture of Pathos and Humour-Lever. and Dickens compared-Dickens' power of Description-General. Remarks. - Variation-Constancy-Influence of Temperament-Of. Observation-Bulls-Want of Knowledge-Effects. of Emotion-Unity of the Sense of the Ludicrous. - Definition-Difficulties of forming one of Humour. - Charm of Mystery-Complication-Poetry and Humour. compared-Exaggeration. - Imperfection-An Impression of Falsity implied-Two. Views taken by Philosophers-Firstly that of Voltaire, Jean Paul, Brown, the German Idealists, Lйon Dumont, Secondly that of Descartes, Marmontel and Dugald. Stewart-Whately on Jests-Nature of Puns-Effect of. Custom and Habit-Accessory Emotion-Disappointment. and Loss-Practical Jokes. - Nomenclature-Three Classes of Words-Distinction between. Wit and Humour-Wit sometimes dangerous, generally innocuous.