 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
 | History - 1802 - 684 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be con/idered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is upon its firlt production , acknowledged to be juft; if it be that which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as Wk, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...depreffes 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...firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it bethat which he that never found it wonders how he miffed ; to wit of this kind the metaphyfical poet*... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...off fprightly wit. For NOTES. " If by a more noble and more adequate conception tliat be eonfidcred as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft produ&ion, acknowledged to be juil ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how he miffed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 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... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 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... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...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... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pages
...is an excellent definition, or rather description of wit in Johnson's life of Cowley. " Wit is that, which is at once natural and new—- that, which though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just, that which, he that never found it, wonders how he missed."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 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... | |
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