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Nothing will more surely destroy the effect of a humorous story than ill-restrained laughter on the part of the narrator. If a writer would divest his article of all poignancy, he has only to show by his repetitions and redundant expressions that he is fully impressed with a conviction of his own mighty wit, and fearful that his readers will fail to discover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE POPULAR WRITER. | 3/7/1873 | See Source »

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