...E.isay. WIT — see Art, Books, Buffoonery, Chance, Fools, Genius, Humor, Necessity, Puns, Society. It consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth...being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy a;id windings of language. 5815 Dr. Harrow : Sermons. XIV. Against Foolish and Idle Talking and Jesting....

...sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness glveth It being ; sometimes H riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange;...crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it conslsteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...

...sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being; sometimes it riseth from a lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wresting of obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can...

...gesture, passeth for it. Sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, gives it being. Sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting...purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springoth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable...

...an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it, being; sometimes it ariseth es walking before me, to knock down everybody _ crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consistcth ш one knows not what, and springcth...

...gesture passeth for it. Sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous blnntness gives it being. Sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange ; sometimes from a crafty twisting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up...

...four years later ; while none of Lowell's " national " poetry had been issued. it with regard to wit, "often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how." All that we can say is, I do not know what poetry is, but this is poetry, forthwith giving an example...

...reason, wicked wits abhor,'"— " The rays of wit gild wheresoeer they strike? — STILLINGWORTH. '' Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how."—BARROW. " Wot invain hath he lived, whose beneficent mirth Hath lightened the frowns and the...

...gesture passeth for it : sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness, giveth it being : sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting upon what is etrange ; sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one...

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