 | william harrison ainsworth - 1857 - 516 Seiten
...his Discourse on the Metaphysical Poets; he considers it as that which is at once natural and new; which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; which he that never found it wonders how he missed. The Doctor adds, in a succeeding paragraph : "... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1857 - 574 Seiten
...his Discourse on the Metaphysical Poets ; he considers it as that which is at once natural and new ; which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just ; which he that never found it wonders how he missed. The Doctor adds, in a succeeding paragraph :... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 Seiten
...sometimesjidmiresiis seldom pleased. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as wit which is at once natural and new, that which, though...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 metaghyBJeal... | |
 | George Crabb - 1863 - 546 Seiten
...operation within itself; 4f, 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 nr*t production, acknowledged to be just; if it be thai, which he that never found il, wonders how... | |
 | 1864 - 580 Seiten
...deemed it no compliment to be called a wit in ours. Johnson's definition of wit is admirable : — " That which though not obvious, is, upon its first...acknowledged to be just, that which he that never found •wonders how he missed."* This is near the mark, but perhaps this is nearer : — " Wit," says Corbyn... | |
 | John Hugh Hawley - 1868 - 298 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 Seiten
...to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception, that be considered as wit er, when down the sun was gone, His ear-rings jn my...fountain ୁ ٬ ۀ if it be that which he that never found it, wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | 1878 - 446 Seiten
...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...upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how ho missed, to wit of this kind the metaphysical... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 Seiten
...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...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... | |
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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... 
