 This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not always, consists in such a resemblance and congruity of ideas as this author mentions. I shall only add to it, by way of explanation,...  Prismatics - Էջ 204Frederic Swartwout Cozzens - 1854 - 235 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 էջ
...so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the best and -most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it be such an one that gives delight and surprise to the reader. These... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 էջ
...so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it be such an one that gives delight and surprise to the reader. These... | |
 | 1803 - 434 էջ
...pleasantry of wit which strikes so ' lively on the fancy, and is therefore so acceptable to * all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical...explanation, that every. resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wjt, unless it be such an one that gives Delight and Surprise to the reader : these... | |
 | 1803 - 420 էջ
...pleasantry of wit which strikes so ' lively on the fancy, and is therefore so acceptable to ' all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical...explanation, that every. resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it be such an one that gives Delight and Surprise to the reader : these... | |
 | 1804 - 676 էջ
...so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not that which we call »it, unless it be such an one that gives dc/igbt and surprise to the reader. These... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 էջ
...so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the best and mos.t philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not always, consists in such a resemblance and congrnity of ideas as this author mentions. I shall only add to it, by way of explanation, that every... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 էջ
...that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, thongh not always, consists in such a resemhlance and congruity of ideas as this author mentions. I shall only add to it, hy way of explanation, that every resemhlance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it he... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 էջ
...so acceptable .to all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it be such an one that gives delight and surprise to the reader : these... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 էջ
...so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which generally, though not...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not that which we call wit, unless it be such an one that gives delight and surprise to the reader : these... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 էջ
....think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit, which ¡enerally, though not always, consists in such a resemblance...explanation, that every resemblance of ideas is not :hat which we call wit, unless it be such an one hat gives delight and surprise to the reader. These... | |
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