...; that fine Raillery, which is the Flower if Wit , is the Talent which Comedy demands j but it mult always be obferv'd , that the true Ridiculous of Art,...found in Nature. Comedy is as it fhould be, when the Spedator believes himfelf really in the Company of fuch Perfons as he has reprefented , and takes himfelf...

...raillery which is the flower of wit, is the talent which comedy demands. But it must always be observed that the true ridiculous of art, for the entertainment...ridiculous that is found in nature. Comedy is as it should be when the spectator believes himself [to be in the midst of a group of neighbors or among...