Nineteenth and Final Meeting March 27 1871

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March 27th 1871
Meeting at Mr H. Brunner’s house
Present. Messrs. H. Brunner, L. Mond, E. Carey,
Mr A. Watts, J.L.Muspratt, J.T. Brunner.
Words. Charity, Sympathy, Philanthropy.
Definitions proposed
Charity is a feeling which tends to do the best
for & think the best of others Nemo
Charity is the desire to alleviate the sufferings
of others Unversagt
Charity is a feeling with or for others accompanied
when necessary with action on their behalf.
Paulatim
Charity is that quality which prompts an
individual to benefit others at a sacrifice to
himself. Palmam qui meruit ferat
Charity is doing that which we desire to be done
[to one] Erin go Bragh
Charity is kindness of feeling
Onward & upward
Charity is good will to mankind
Gradatim
(recorded in absentia)
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Definition agreed to
Charity is a quality which prompts one to do
the best for & think the best of others.
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Definitions proposed Sympathy
Sympathy is feeling for or with the feelings
of others. Nemo
Sympathy is the power of sharing the feelings
of others. Unversagt
Sympathy is feeling with others. Paulatim
Sympathy is the act of feeling with others as if
in the same circumstances. Palmam (qui meruit ferat)
Sympathy is the act of feeling with others.
Erin go Bragh
Sympathy is the act of feeling with others.
Onwards & upwards
Sympathy is a feeling which depends upon &
varies with the feeling of some other person or object.
(recorded in absentia) Gradatim
Majority. Sympathy is the act of feeling with others.
Onward, Palman, Erin, Paulatim
Minority. Sympathy is feeling for or with the
feelings of others. Nemo, Unversagt

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Definitions proposed.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy is love of human kind.
Nemo
Philanthropy is the feeling that prompts
self-sacrifice for the general well-being
Unversagt
Philanthropy is [world wide] charity
Paulatim
Philanthropy is love for fellow men
Palman qui meruit ferat
Philanthropy is active charity
Erin go Bragh
Philanthropy is the feeling which leads one
to help suffering humanity
Onward & upward
Philanthropy is love for the human race
Gradatim (recorded in absentia)


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Definitions agreed to
Philanthropy is the feeling which prompts
[devotion to the welfare] of the human race.
Proposed by Erin go Bragh
Agreed to by Onward & upward, Unversagt
Philanthropy is love for the human race.
Proposed by Palmam qui meruit ferat
Agreed to by Nemo, Paulatim

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Eighteenth Meeting March 13 1871

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Transcript

Meeting at Mr J.T.Brunner’s house.
March 13th 1871

Present. Messrs. J.T.Brunner, Carey, Mond, Muspratt
and Watts

Words. Satire, Fascination

Definitions proposed.

Satire is wit directed so as to attempt to reform
a social abuse. Erin go Bragh
Satire is that species of humour which has for
its object the enforcement of a moral principle.
Palmam qui meruit ferat
Satire is the expression of severe condemnation.
Onward & upward
Satire is an expression which condemns by its
[implied] rather than by its literal meaning.
Paulatim
Satire is offensive wit. Unversagt

Definitions agreed to
Minority. Satire is that species of humour which
has for its object the enforcement of a [moral]
(principle). Palmam (qui meruit ferat)
Majority. Satire is an expression which condemns by
its implied meaning.
Paulatim, Onward & upward, Unversagt, Erin go Bragh.
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Fascination. Definitions proposed
Fascination is the controlling of the voluntary
action of some external influence.
Palmam qui meruit ferat
Fascination is involuntary subjection to the
influence of some object. Paulatim
Fascination is the power of absorbing the
attention for a period of time. Erin go Bragh
Fascination is the power to please. Unversagt.
Fascination is intense [admiration].
Onward & upward

Definitions agreed to.
Fascination is that power which causes
the subjection of the will to some external
influence. Agreed to unanimously.

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Seventeenth Meeting March 3rd 1871

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Transcript.

Meeting at Mr Muspratt’s house.
March 3rd. 1871
Present Messrs Muspratt, Raven, Carey, Mond,
J.T.Brunner & Watts
Words Wit, [Humour], Satire
Wit is the power of perceiving surprising relations
between things not apparently connected.
Onward & upward.
Wit is the talent to point out the ridiculous in
subjects Unversagt
Wit is the association of ideas which appear in
[???] [manner?] so as to be pleasurable.
Erin go Bragh
Wit is a [resemblance] of ideas causing surprise
& pleasure. Gradatim
Wit is an expression which [amuses] by its I’m-
-plied rather than by its literal meaning
Paulatim
Wit is a mode of satisfying the natural
appreciation of the human mind for the
ludicrous, which consists in discovering an
artificial resemblance between things not [??]-
-erally connected.
Palmam qui meruit ferat
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Transcript.

Definition agreed to
Wit is that quality of [an] expression which is
amusing by the relation between its implies
& its literal meaning.
Agreed to unanimously.
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Humour.
Humour is pathetic wit. Erin go Bragh
Humour is good natural wit Unversagt
Humour —- wit Gradatim
Humour is that quality which satisfies the appreci-
-ation of the human mind for the ludicrous.
Palmam qui meruit ferat
Humour is the power of amusing. Onward & upward
Humour is that faculty which perceives that which
indicates an amusing exception. Paulatim
Definitions agreed to
Humour is that quality of expression which [????]
them amusing. Palmam qui meruit ferat
Onward & upward, Unversagt, Gradatim, Paulatim
Minority
Humour is pathetic wit
Erin go Bragh

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