Disposition to derision and insult is awakened by the softness to foppery, the swell of insolence, the liveliness of levity, or the solemnity of grandeur; by the sprightly trip, the stately stalk, the formal strut, and the lofty mein; by gestures int

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

Awakened Derision Disposition Insolence Insult Levity Liveliness Softness Swell

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