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Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.

Samuel Johnson
Jest, Impression, Expected
Samuel Johnson (1825). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.”, p.321
Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.