 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
 | 1796 - 690 pages
...deprefles 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...and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon it* firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firll production, acknowledged to be jull; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...contemporaries, that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, apon its firlr, produflion, acknowledged to be iuit ; if it be that, which he that never found it,... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pages
...deprefles it below its natural dignity, and reduces it from llrength of thought to happinefs of language. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, U, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be jail ; if it be that, which he that never found it,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...it below its its natural dignity, and reduces it from ftrengih of thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...that which, though, not obvious, is, upon its firft produ&ion, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how he miffed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...credulity encourages. WI T. Idler, v. I. p. l6j. WIT is that which is at once natural and new, and which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft. Life of Cowley. Wit will never make a man rich, but there are places where riches will always make... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...• •• • * • . • • If by a more noble and more adequateconception that be confideredas Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which,...firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it by that, which he that never found it, wondc-fs how he miffed ; to wit of this kind the nietaphyfical... | |
 | 1796 - 692 pages
...deprefles it below its natural dignity, and reduces it from ftrength of thought to happiuefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that...and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon us firft produflion, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. " If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be ponfidered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, n, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 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 5rst production acknowledged to be just ; if it be that, which he that never hand it wonders ho'w he... | |
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