 | Francis Wayland - 1861 - 444 oldal
...surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse TASTE CONSIDERED SUBJECTIVELY. 413 the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding...vivacity of spirit and reach of wit more than vulgar. It seemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 oldal
...plain way, (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by,) which, ry a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse the...it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. KNOWLEDGE A SOURCE OF DELIGHT. Wisdom of itself is delectable and satisfactory, as it implies a revelation... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 oldal
...a manner of speaking out of the plain way, which, by an uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1856 - 800 oldal
...proveth things by), which by a pretty surprizing uncouthness in conceit or expression tloth affect «nil amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding...spirit and reach of wit more than vulgar, it seeming t<i argue a raro quickness of pints, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; л notable... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 oldal
...things by,) which, by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse 1 the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. KNOWLEDGE A SOURCE OF DELIGHT. Wisdom of itself is delectable and satisfactory, as it implies a revelation... | |
 | william harrison ainsworth - 1857 - 516 oldal
...plain way (such as reason teacheth and proveth things by), which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and amuse the...stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto.—BARROW : Sermon XIV. Now the variety of forms in which WIT so richly displays itself is... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 oldal
...things, a counterfeit speech, a inimical look °r ?*,««282 MARVELL. [CHARLES u. prising uncouthness in conceit or expression, doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and hreeding some delight thereto. KNOWLEDGE A SOURCE OF DELIGHT. Wisdom of itself is delectable and satisfactory,... | |
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It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way, such as reason teacheth and proveth things by, which by a pretty surprising uncouthness in conceit or expression doth affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding... 
