 Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen.  The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ... - Pàgina xii1801Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1802 - 684 pàgines
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be con/idered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is upon its firlt production , acknowledged to be juft; if it be that which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as Wk, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production acknowledged to be just ; if it be that, which he that never found it wonders how... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pàgines
...depreffes it below its natural dignity, and reduces it from ftrength of thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it bethat which he that never found it wonders how he miffed ; to wit of this kind the metaphyfical poet*... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pàgines
...off fprightly wit. For NOTES. " If by a more noble and more adequate conception tliat be eonfidcred as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft produ&ion, acknowledged to be juil ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how he miffed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pàgines
...thought to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as wit which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pàgines
...thought to happiness of language. If, by a more noble and more adequate conception, that be considered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just ; if it be that, which he that never found it wonders how... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pàgines
...happiness of language. • • If, by a more noble and more adequate conception, that be considered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that, which he that never found it wonders how... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pàgines
...is an excellent definition, or rather description of wit in Johnson's life of Cowley. " Wit is that, which is at once natural and new—- that, which though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just, that which, he that never found it, wonders how he missed."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pàgines
...thought to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as wit which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pàgines
...thought to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as wit which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he... | |
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