 | 1803 - 440 pagine
...of body and ease of mind. ' The Pun is defined by one who seems to be no wellwisher to it, to be " a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense." Now if this be the essence of the Pun, how great must we allow... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun from its origiwal to its downfall, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to Iry a piece of wit, is to translate it... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfal, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way, therefore, to try a piece of wit, is to translate... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfal, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way, therefore, to try a piece of wit, is to translate... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfal, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to try a piece of wit, is to translate it... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfal, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to try a piece of wit, is to translate it... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 366 pagine
...of body and ease of mind. The pun is defined by one, who seems 'to be no well-wisher to it, to be ' A conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense.' Now if this be the essence of the pan, how great must we allow... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1822 - 508 pagine
...vigour of body and ease of mind. ' The pun is denned by one, who seems to be no well-wisher to it, to be "A conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense." Now if this be the essence of the pun, how great must we allow... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pagine
...Having pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfall, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way, therefore, to try a piece of wit, is to translate... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pagine
...Flaving pursued the history of a pun, from its original to its downfal, I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to try a piece of wit, is to translate it... | |
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I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to try a piece of wit, is to translate it into a different language. If it bears the test, you may pronounce... 
