| History - 1796 - 690 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon it* firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...thought to» happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is* upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firll production, acknowledged to be jull; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...that they furpafs him in poetry. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, apon its firlr, produflion, acknowledged to be iuit ; if it be that, which he that never found it,... | |
| Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. ' If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, U, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be jail ; if it be that, which he that never found it,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit» which is at once natural and new, that which, though, not obvious, is, upon its firft produ&ion, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...• •• • * • . • • If by a more noble and more adequateconception that be confideredas Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it by that, which he that never found it, wondc-fs how... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it wonders how... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...thought to happinefs of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be confidered as Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its firft production, acknowledged to be juft ; if it be that, which he that never found it wonders how... | |
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