 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 ... - Page xii1801Full view - About this book
 | John Hugh Hawley - English language - 1868 - 298 pages
...fact, is disregarded. EXAMPLE 4. "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... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...thought to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception, that be considered my lover, when down the sun was gone, His ear-rings jn my hand I held, by the fountai first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...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... | |
 | Readers - 1878 - 446 pages
...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 ho... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 pages
...to happiness of language. 7. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be 35 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... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...out of, the pulpit are apt to flaunt their eccentricities, i " If," he remarks, " 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 lie that which he that never found it wonders how he... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 496 pages
...out of, the pulpit are apt to flaunt their eccentricities, 1 " If," he remarks, " 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 bo that which he that never found it wonders how he... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1886 - 690 pages
...to happiness of language. 7. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be 3. 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... | |
 | Edward Tompkins McLaughlin - Criticism - 1893 - 284 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Tompkins McLaughlin - Criticism - 1893 - 288 pages
...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... | |
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