 Wit, abstracted from its effects upon the hearer, may be more rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of discordia concors; a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in things apparently unlike.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 18by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...kind of difcordia concors ; a combination of diffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations,.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...kind of dtjcordi* eeacerj ; a combination of diliimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The molt heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked ("or il.Juftrauons,... | |
 | 1780 - 596 pages
...kind of dijcordia tenttrt -, a combination of difiimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblancei in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moll heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; naiure and art are ranfacked for illuflrations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...kind of difcordia concors ; a combination of diffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more. than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...confidered as a kmdofdifcordiaconcors; acombinarion ofdiffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; nature and art are ranfacked for illultrations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...kind of difcordia concert; a combination of diffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas arc yoked by violence together; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...a kind of difcordia concurs; a combination of ilimmilar images, or difcovery of occult refcmblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The mofl heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...kind of difcordid .concors; a combination of diflimilar images, or or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 pages
...kind of difcordia ccmcors ; a combination of diffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftraticns,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...kind of difcordia concors ; a combination of diffimilar images, or difcovery of occult refemblances in things apparently unlike. Of wit, thus defined, they have more than enough. The moft heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ranfacked for illuflrations,... | |
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