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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVI.

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CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XI.
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CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XIX.
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CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXII.

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CHAPTER XXIII.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2), by
Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH HUMOUR
With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour.
by
THE REV. A. G. L'ESTRANGE,
Author of "The Life of the Rev. William Harness," "From the Thames to the Tamar," Etc.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2), by 3
In Two Volumes.
Vol. II.
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Street. 1878. All rights reserved.
CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2), by 4
CHAPTER I.
Burlesque Parody The "Splendid Shilling" Prior Pope Ambrose Philips Parodies of Gray's Elegy Gay 1
CHAPTER I. 5
CHAPTER II.
Defoe Irony Ode to the Pillory The "Comical Pilgrim" The "Scandalous Club" Humorous
Periodicals Heraclitus Ridens The London Spy The British Apollo 22
CHAPTER II. 6
CHAPTER III.
Swift "Tale of a Tub" Essays Gulliver's Travels Variety of Swift's Humour Riddles Stella's
Wit Directions for Servants Arbuthnot 44
CHAPTER III. 7
CHAPTER IV.
Steele The Funeral The Tatler Contributions of Swift Of Addison Expansive Dresses "Bodily
Wit" Rustic Obtuseness Crosses in Love Snuff-taking 62
CHAPTER IV. 8
CHAPTER V.
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 77
CHAPTER V. 9
CHAPTER VI.
Sterne His Versatility Dramatic Form Indelicacy Sentiment and Geniality Letters to his Wife Extracts
from his Sermons Dr. Johnson 99
CHAPTER VI. 10
CHAPTER VII.
Dodsley "A Muse in Livery" "The Devil's a Dunce" "The Toy Shop" Fielding Smollett 113
CHAPTER VII. 11
CHAPTER VIII.
Cowper Lady Austen's Influence "John Gilpin" "The Task" Goldsmith "The Citizen of the

World" Humorous Poems Quacks Baron Münchausen 127
CHAPTER VIII. 12
CHAPTER IX.
The Anti-Jacobin Its Objects and Violence "The Friends of Freedom" Imitation of Latin Lyrics The
"Knife Grinder" The "Progress of Man" 141
CHAPTER IX. 13
CHAPTER X.
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 150
CHAPTER X. 14
CHAPTER XI.
Southey Drolls of Bartholomew Fair The "Doves" Typographical Devices Puns Poems of Abel
Shufflebottom 164
CHAPTER XI. 15
CHAPTER XII.
Lamb His Farewell to Tobacco Pink Hose On the Melancholy of Tailors Roast Pig 175
CHAPTER XII. 16
CHAPTER XIII.
Byron Vision of Judgment Lines to Hodgson Beppo Humorous Rhyming Profanity of the Age 184
CHAPTER XIII. 17
CHAPTER XIV.
Theodore Hook Improvisatore Talent Poetry Sydney Smith The "Dun Cow" Thomas Hood Gin Tylney
Hall John Trot Barham's Legends 196
CHAPTER XIV. 18
CHAPTER XVI.
Douglas Jerrold Liberal Politics Advantages of Ugliness Button Conspiracy Advocacy of Dirt The
"Genteel Pigeons" 207
CHAPTER XVI. 19
CHAPTER XVII.
Thackeray His Acerbity The Baronet The Parson Medical Ladies Glorvina "A Serious Paradise" 216

CHAPTER XVII. 20
CHAPTER XVIII.
Dickens Sympathy with the Poor Vulgarity Geniality Mrs. Gamp Mixture of Pathos and Humour Lever
and Dickens compared Dickens' power of Description General Remarks 226
CHAPTER XVIII. 21
CHAPTER XIX.
Variation Constancy Influence of Temperament Of Observation Bulls Want of Knowledge Effects of
Emotion Unity of the Sense of the Ludicrous 241
CHAPTER XIX. 22
CHAPTER XX.
Definition Difficulties of forming one of Humour 276
CHAPTER XX. 23
CHAPTER XXI.
Charm of Mystery Complication Poetry and Humour compared Exaggeration 285
CHAPTER XXI. 24
CHAPTER XXII.
Imperfection An Impression of Falsity implied Two Views taken by Philosophers Firstly that of Voltaire,
Jean Paul, Brown, the German Idealists, Léon 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 307
CHAPTER XXII. 25