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

CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XI.
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Chapter lxxxviii
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.

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.

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