 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...  Littell's Living Age - Page 2041887Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 636 pages
...wherein can be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid being mifled by Similitude, and by affinity to take one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to Metaphor and Allufion, wherein for the moft part Jies that Entertainment and Pleafantry of Wit, which ftrikes fo... | |
 | Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...•wherein can be found the leajl Difference, thereby to avoid being mi/led by Similitude, and ly Affinity, to take one Thing for another. This is a Way of proceeding quite contrary to Metaphor and Allufion ; wherein, for the moft fart, lies that Entertainment and Pkafantry of [fit, which ftrikes... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...wherein can be found the. leaft Difference, thereby to avoid being mifled by Similitude, and by Affinity to take one Thing for another. This is a Way of proceeding quite contrary to Metaphor and Allufion, wherein, for the moft part, lies that Entertainment and Pleafantry of Wit, which ftrikes... | |
 | Martin Sherlock - English literature - 1781 - 240 pages
...can be found the leaffi ** difference, thereby to avoid being ** mifled by fimilitude and by affinity to ** take one thing for another. This is a ** way of proceeding quite contrary to ** metaphor and allufion ; wherein, for " the moft part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 732 pages
...wherein can be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid being milled by Cmilitude, and by affinity to take one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allufion, wherein, for the moft part, lies that entertainment and pleafantry of Wit, which flrikes... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...can be found the leall ' difference, thereby to avoid being mif* led by fimilitude, and by affinity to ' take one thing for another. This is ' a way of proceeding quite contrary to ' metaphor and allufion; therein, for ' the moll part, lies that entertainment ' and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
 | 1789 - 506 pages
...can " be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid " being mifled by iimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This is a way of " proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and al" lufion ; wherein, for the moft part, lies that " entertainment and pleafantry of Wit, which «'... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 562 pages
...wherein can be found the leaft difference ; thereby to avoid being miflcd by fimilitude, and by affinity to take one thing for another. This is a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allufion, wherein for the moft part lies that entertainment and pleafantry of wit, which ftrikes fo... | |
 | William Jackson - Aesthetics, British - 1798 - 472 pages
...can be found the " leaft difference, thereby to avoid being " mifled by fimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This is a " way of proceeding quite contrary to " metaphor and allufion -, wherein, for " the moil part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
 | William Jackson - Aesthetics, British - 1798 - 472 pages
...can be found the " leaft difference, thereby to avoid being " mifled by fimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This is a " way of proceeding quite contrary to " metaphor and allufion ; wherein, for " the moft part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which flrikes... | |
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