Martha shares a quotation from Joseph Addison, no fan of puns: “If we must lash one another, let it be with the manly strokes of wit and satire: for I am of the old philosopher’s opinion, that, if I must suffer from one or the other, I would rather it should be from the paw of a lion than from the hoof of an ass.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Manly Strokes of Wit”
Grant, since I’ve been doing a little punning, and I know you don’t like it, I have another quotation about puns.
And this is from the book The Pun Also Rises. This is from The Pun Also Rises by John Pollock.
Yes.
Joseph Addison in 1711 wrote, “If we must lash one another, let it be with the manly strokes of wit and satire. For I am of the old philosopher’s opinion that if I must suffer from one or the other, I would rather it should be from the paw of the lion than from the hoof of an ass.”
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