On Wit and Humour

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Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

William Hazlitt

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Topic

Humor Good conversation Conversation

Author

William Hazlitt

Source

On Wit and Humour

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1819 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.