...sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose : oftsn it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one knows not how. Its ways are unaccountable...

...sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, givcth it being : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose : oftsn it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one knows not how. Its ways are unaccountable...

...simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous boldness, giveth it being; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting...speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reasoning teacheth and proveth things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or...

...simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous boldness, giveth it being; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting...speaking out of the simple and plain way, (such as reasoning teacheth and 'proveth things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or...

...figure of a fleeting air." The doctor then proceeds to describe it, and concludes by saying, that " often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth...numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language !" This description of wit has never been surpassed. But it is not a definition. And all the definitions...

...presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being: sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strantre, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to...what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its way* are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings...

...Poems. [March, This reminds us slightly of Barrow's far moro comprehensive and accurate analysis : — ' It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple ami plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprizing uncouthness...

...sometimes a presumptuous boldnes«, giveth it being ; spmetimes it riscth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting...Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being ans\v erable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner...

...what is strange ; eometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it coneisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly...numberless rovings of fancy, and windings of language." Of all the preceding varieties of wit, next to the " play with words and phrases," perhaps Fuller most...

...sometimes a presumptuous bluntness giveth it beinp : sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange ; sometimes from a crafty wresting...purpose : often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springetb. up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable...