 | James Boswell - 1791 - 600 pages
...reply, as Democritus did to him that afked the definition of a man, f 'Tis that which iv c all fee and know.' Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by defcriptipn. It is, indeed, a thing fo verfatile and multiform, appearing in fo many fhapes, fo many... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...reply, as Democritus did to him that alked the definition of a man, ''Tis that which we all fee ;md know." Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by defcription. It is, indeed, a thing fo verfatile and multiform, appearing in fo many fhapes, fo many... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...11, 1670. Of Wit. First it may be demanded what the thing we speak of is, or what this facetiousness doth import? To which question I might reply as Democritus...Tis that which we all see and know." Any one better appre-> bends what it is by acquaintance than I can inform him by description. It is indeed a thing... | |
 | James Plumptre - Theater - 1809 - 318 pages
...probably, in this very place. " It maybe demanded," says this Preacher, " what the thing we mean is. — To which question I might reply, as Democritus did...that asked the definition of a man, 'Tis that which ice all see and know : any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 pages
...before) doth import? To which question I might rt ply, as Democritui did to him that asked the deflniiion of a man, ' 'Tis that which we all see and know.' Any one belter apprehends wh.it it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by description. . It it, indeed,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 pages
...might reply as Democritus did to him that afked the definition of a man, It is that which we all fee , and know: any. one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by defcription. It is indeed a thing fo verfatile and multiform, appearing in fo many fhapes, fo many... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1819 - 360 pages
...says, " — But first it may be demanded, what the thing we speak of is, or what this facetiousness doth import ; to which question I might reply, as...definition of a man — 'tis that which we all see and know ; and one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by description. It is,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 408 pages
...of is ? Or what this facetiousncss (or wit, as he calls it before) doth import ? To which questions I might reply, as Democritus did to him that asked...one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, that I can inform him by description. It is, indeed, a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...of is ? Or what this facetiousness (or wit, as he calls it before) doth import ? To which questions I might reply, as Democritus did to him that asked...definition of a man, ' "Tis that which we all see and kuow.' Any or.e better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, that I can inform him by description.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...teit, as he calls it before) doth import ? To which questions I might reply, as Democritus did to hiin that asked the definition of a man, ' "Tis that which we all see and know.' Any ore better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, that I can inform him by description. It is, indeed,... | |
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Democritus did to him that asked the definition of a man — 'tis that 'which we all see and know ; and one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by description. It is, indeed, a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing... 
