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An Essay on Laughter

Note 28 — Chapter II · THE SMILE AND THE LAUGH.

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The French language is particularly rich in its vocabulary under this head, including expressions like “rire du bout des dents” and “du bout des lèvres” (cf. Homer’s expression, ἐγέλασσεν χείλεσιν), “rire dans sa barbe,” and others like “rire jaune”.

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