In the different cycles of beast-tales we find a large element of humor, the keener-witted animals possessing a rare sense of the comical and relishing a joke on each other as on man.
The comical aspect of the garrison, consisting of one officer and one soldier, marching out of the fort between lines of disgusted Indians on one side and British soldiers on the other, is happily illustrated in Gay's Hist.
He told a comical story of how he had once, unintentionally but rather stupidly, annoyed her.
It was a comical sight to see Little Jim come in to look at them.
Never shall I forget how comical those little darkies looked as they sat cross-legged about the fire, watching the frying-pan and coffee-pot with great eager eyes!
He looked so very smiling, that the two comical little triangular slits in his head which served for eyes nearly disappeared, when Captain Porter took him by the hand and introduced him to the little mother.
And what is the last piece of mischief, youcomical imp?
Jack and Jill were at one end, Mrs. Goose and her bird at the other, and all between was a comical collection of military heroes, fairy characters, and nursery celebrities.
Why, your honour, they're such comical sort of folks; they don't mind what they say of nobody.
No, your honour, I hope I'm not a person as bears malice; only I could not but speak of it, because he behaves more comical every day.
I can't expect him to fast, because of this young gentleman's comical tricks.
Besides, I can't say but what I thought her agreeable enough, if it had not been for her behaving so comical just at the last.
Lionel called in the servants to see this comical sight, and the servants indulged their numerous guests with a peep at it from the windows.
At the time of the great Exhibition, these letter-boxes gave occasion to many a comical mistake.
But the reader will most naturally ask, Who is this comical doctor, and who is Sir John?
It seems to me to mount up too quickly, and I am always afraid that I shall be at a disadvantage, just as I cannot resist at table d'hôte the comical fear that I am getting too little, that I must look after myself.
To illustrate by a comical example how one wearing the blinders of medical mythology may miss the understanding of such cases I will relate a case which I found in a thesis on pavor nocturnus by Debacker, 1881.
In spite of his merriment at this comical sight, Hal put spurs to his horse and dashed after him.
So comical was the little man in his ruffled dignity that the boy was forced to laugh.
Ben and Betty showed their high spirits with comical sporting.
To the little circle of officers there was nothing comicalin the fact that a man from the post had molested the girls so recently orphaned.
As to the heroi-comical poem, also, cited in the foregoing letter, it appears to have perished in embryo.
Your last letter, I repeat it, was too short; you should have given me your opinion of the design of the heroi-comical poem which I sent you.
Yes," said Malcom with a comical shrug, "the idea is that we all spend one or two mornings every week studying stiff old Madonnas and Magdalenes and saints!
Presently a young fellow of about his own age, who had for some time been standing near him, made a casual remark about a comical looking person who had just passed by.
All seemed to know intuitively that he was Richard Goldwin, the banker, and consequently each one made a dashing, but somewhatcomical effort to appear to good advantage.
He has a droll, comical way that is very pleasing.
You are a comical chap, Bob," said Herbert; "but you have been one of the best friends I ever knew.
He couldn't resist the opportunity for a joke, this comical lad, not even now.
A certain quaver in Plums's voice told that he was afraid to be alone even while Dan was a long distance away, and Joe thought it extremely comical that any one should fear the amateur detective.
The plot is "entertaining, novel, comical and thrilling.
To her the Bear was associated with the friendly Teddy Bear she took with her to bed at night, and the story had absolutely no thrill of fear because it had been told with an emphasis on the comicalrather than on the fearful.
In process of time the portrait also was reclaimed, but the deserted boots still occupied their corner of the garret, year after year, until there were no children left to crack their jokes at their comical and dandified appearance.
Rocjean and he then strolled down to the Piazza Navona, where, while walking around, Caper suddenly stumbled over the smallest and most comical specimen of a donkey he had ever seen.
She twisted her mouth in a comical way most seriously, and tried to mimic a deep and solemn note.
The comical side of it disappeared before the sincerity and the intensity of her lamentations.
Fits of foolish laughter would take possession of me when I observed them sitting erect with such comicalsolemnity and working so awkwardly with their elbows and hands.
Why, by means of that comical stuff as he's been so anxious to get hold of.
Septimus Hardon glanced hopelessly at Matt, but he would not see him, and took pinch after pinch of snuff furiously, with a comical expression upon his countenance the former could not interpret.
They had many adventures, some comical in the extreme.
Many of the adventures are comical in the extreme, and all the accidents that ordinarily happen to youthful personages happened to these many-sided little mortals.
Trot thought the argonauts comical little creatures, with their big eyes and sharp noses, and to her they looked like a fleet of tiny ships.
Ah; that's the point I was coming to," returned the King, with hiscomical smile.
At the sound of her laughter they all stopped their play and came toward the visitors in a flock, looking up at them with their bright eyes in a most comical way.
Every Man Out of His Humour" is the first of three "comical satires" which Jonson contributed to what Dekker called the poetomachia or war of the theatres as recent critics have named it.
Gentlemen, I will not take you through the many comical statements made by this entertaining band of players, Jones-Birkmyre Company.
They may stay in India if they find it profitable to do so but the tall talk of reconquering India is a comical statement.