Humours

He received his education at Wadham-College in Oxford, and while he was resident in that university he composed part of his famous Comedy called the Humours of Oxford, acted in the year 1729, by the particular recommendation of Mrs. Oldfield.

The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758 1753

Commonwealth -- "A Reign of Dramatic Terror" -- Robert Cox and his "Humours" and "Drolleries" -- The Restoration.

A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

Of these "Humours" Kirkman observes, "As meanly as you may now think of these Drolls, they were then acted by the best comedians; and, I may say, by some that then exceeded all now living; the incomparable Robert

A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

Humours would need to be drained, uteruses palpated, perhaps they would employ the use of magnets to realign the senses.

Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011

Humours would need to be drained, uteruses palpated, perhaps they would employ the use of magnets to realign the senses.

Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011

In one instance, you mention the Humours, and another about someone who made the poor choice of going to the dreaded doctor who would “over-bleed” him.

Buzzine » Moliere Than Thou 2009

These four Humours matched the four seasons: autumn: black bile; spring: blood; winter: phlegm; and summer: yellow bile.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

One of the most enduring was the classification of personality types in terms of the four Humours, comparable with the practice of ascribing certain character traits to star signs.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

An imbalance of the Humours gave rise to certain mental and physical characteristics.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

Each of these Humours was associated with one of the universal elements: earth: black bile; air: blood; water: phlegm; fire: yellow bile.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008