“Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.” SubjectsHumourSeriousBearsTestsAncientWitGravitySageRidiculeExaminationSuspiciousJest Author:Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
