...of wit, aud prompt memories, have not ulnays the clearest judgment or deepest reason.' Fot wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those...and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or cungruily, thereby to make up pleasant pictures, and agreeable visions in the fancy ; judgment, on...

...phenomena. Mr. Locke's definition of wit is to this effect, that it consists in "putting those ideas together with quickness and variety, wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, whereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy." This, it has been justly...

...phenomena. Mr. Locke's definition of wit is to this effect, that it consists in "putting those ideas together with quickness and variety, wherein can be found any resemblance or congrnity, whereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy." This, it has been...

...thought, is that only which is taken notice of by Addison, following Locke, who defines it " to lie in the assemblage of ideas; and putting those together,...make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in tho fancy." (B. ii. eh. xi. sect. 2.) It may be defined more concisely, aud perhaps more accurately,...

...is not the mind. What does Locke say? " Wit lies most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting these together with quickness and variety, wherein can be...congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures." " But," says Addison, "every resemblance in ideas is not wit, unless it be such an one as gives delight...

...title, at last grows weary of examining, and is tempted to consider all as equally fallacious. 23. Wit lies most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting...found any resemblance or congruity thereby to make tip pleasant pictures and agreeable visions hi the fancy; judgment, on the contrary, lies quite on...

...doctrine. 1. Of wit. — According to Locke, Wit consists " in the assemblage of ideas ; and patting those together with quickness and variety, wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity." I would add to this definition, (rather by way of comment than of amendment,) that wit implies a power...

...of Wit, and prompt memories, have not always the clearest Judgment or deepest reason. For Wit, lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those...with quickness and variety, wherein can be found any semblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy ; Judgment,...

...and words are elegantly adapted to the subject." Locke observes that it is the putting those ideas together with quickness and variety wherein can be...or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures in the fancy. Sidney Smith, himself a great wit, has two very interesting Lectures on the subject,...

...of wit, and prompt memories, have not always the clearest judgment, or deepest reason. For wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those...and variety, wherein can be found any resemblance and congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy ; judgment i...