 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 pages
...take one thinj; for another. It is the metaphor and allusion, wherein, for the most part, lies the entertainment and pleasantry of wit, which strikes...fancy, and is therefore so acceptable to all people, because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is required no labour of thought to examine what... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 pages
...to take one thing for another. It is the metaphor and allusion, wherein, for the most part, lies the entertainment and pleasantry of wit, which strikes...fancy, and is therefore so acceptable to all people, because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is required no labour of thought to examine what... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to mcaphor and allusion ; wherein, for ihe most part, ies his paper as the sequel to tin upon exercise, I have not here considered temperance as thercx>re so acceptable to all people.' This is, I think, the, best and most philosophical account... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion ; wherein, for the most part, lies that entertainment and pleasantry...fancy, and is therefore so acceptable to all people. VOL. i. cc This is, I think, the best and most philosophical account that I have ever met with of wit,... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 380 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry of wit which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable to all people, because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is required... | |
 | 1824 - 284 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion; wherein, for the most part, lies that entertainment and pleasantry...philosophical account that I have ever met with of \?it, which generally, though not always, consists in such a resemblance and congruity of ideas as... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 552 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry...of wit, which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable to all people ; because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is... | |
 | John Locke - 1828 - 392 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry of wit which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable to all people, because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is required... | |
 | John Locke - 1828 - 390 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry of wit which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable to all people, because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is required... | |
 | John Locke - 1828 - 602 pages
...one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein, for the most part, lies that entertainment and pleasantry...of wit, which strikes so lively on the fancy, and, therefore, is so acceptable to all people ; because its beauty appears at first sight, and there is... | |
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This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allusion, wherein for the most part lies that entertainment and pleasantry of wit which strikes so lively on the fancy, and therefore is so acceptable to all people... 
