Book,  Chapter

 1      I,  II   |         which would be perfectly ridiculous and absurd if they were
 2      I,  III  |          cannot be anything more ridiculous than to say, that children
 3     II,  XXVII|         and more, and renders it ridiculous. But it being a contradiction
 4     II,  XXVII|         could not but also think ridiculous. The Prince, it is plain,
 5    III,  VI   |          them cannot but be very ridiculous. He that hath new notions
 6    III,  VIII |         to which they never were ridiculous enough to attempt the coining
 7    III,  XI   |        without rendering himself ridiculous. To require that men should
 8     IV,  IV   | questions will be groundless and ridiculous. I desire then those who
 9     IV,  VIII |       thought little better than ridiculous to affirm gravely, as a
10     IV,  XVII |         of moment; or thought it ridiculous so much as to offer them
11     IV,  XVIII|       cannot avoid thinking them ridiculous and offensive to a sober
12     IV,  XIX  |       probation. Would he not be ridiculous, who should require to have