 Laughter, when out of place, mistimed, or bursting forth from a disordered state of feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, the madman's laugh, the wild, screaming laugh...  Essays Toward a Symbolic of Motives, 1950-1955 - Seite 81von Kenneth Burke - 2007 - 315 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | 1854 - 344 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child ; the madman's laugh; the wild screaming laugh of a born idiot; are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poeta have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1865 - 446 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, —' the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 274 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1879 - 220 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a bom idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 664 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 664 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 660 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | 1883 - 664 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 652 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, — the madman's laugh, — the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, — are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear, and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1894 - 514 Seiten
...feeling, may be the most terrible modulation of the human voice. The laughter of one asleep, even if it be a little child, the madman's laugh, the wild, screaming laugh of a born idiot, are sounds that we sometimes tremble to hear and would always willingly forget. Poets have imagined... | |
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