Enlightened England; an anthology of eighteenth century literatureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 145
... writing in general . Wit , as he defines it , is " a propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject . " If this be a true definition of wit , I am apt to think that Euclid was the greatest wit that ever set pen to paper . It is ...
... writing in general . Wit , as he defines it , is " a propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject . " If this be a true definition of wit , I am apt to think that Euclid was the greatest wit that ever set pen to paper . It is ...
الصفحة 167
... writing which is so much talked of among the polite world . Most languages make use of this metaphor to express that faculty of the mind which distinguishes all the most concealed faults and nicest perfections in writing . We may be ...
... writing which is so much talked of among the polite world . Most languages make use of this metaphor to express that faculty of the mind which distinguishes all the most concealed faults and nicest perfections in writing . We may be ...
الصفحة 169
... writing seldom rise up singly , but at certain periods of time appear together and in a body ; as they did at Rome in the reign of Augustus , and in Greece about the age of Socrates . I cannot think that Corneille , Racine , Molière ...
... writing seldom rise up singly , but at certain periods of time appear together and in a body ; as they did at Rome in the reign of Augustus , and in Greece about the age of Socrates . I cannot think that Corneille , Racine , Molière ...
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