For. wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas. and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity. thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy: judgment. on the contrary.... An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 91by John Locke - 1836 - 566 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Locke - 1722 - 640 pages
...carefully one from another, Ideas wherein can be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid being mifled by Similitude, and by affinity to take one thing for...a way of proceeding quite contrary to Metaphor and Allufion, wherein for the moft part Jies that Entertainment and Pleafantry of Wit, which ftrikes fo... | |
| 1739 - 334 pages
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| Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pages
...Ideas •wherein can be found the leajl Difference, thereby to avoid being mi/led by Similitude, and ly Affinity, to take one Thing for another. This is a Way of proceeding quite contrary to Metaphor and Allufion ; wherein, for the moft fart, lies that Entertainment and Pkafantry of [fit, which ftrikes... | |
| 1778 - 378 pages
...another, ideas whereincan be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid being rnifled by fimilitude, and by affinity to take one thing for another. This...a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allufion ; therein, for the moft part, lies that entertainment and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
| Martin Sherlock - 1781 - 240 pages
...ideas wherein can be found the leaffi ** difference, thereby to avoid being ** mifled by fimilitude and by affinity to ** take one thing for another....way of proceeding quite contrary to ** metaphor and allufion ; wherein, for " the moft part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
| John Wesley - 1782 - 728 pages
...another, Ideas, wherein can be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid being milled by Cmilitude, and by affinity to take one thing for another. This...a way of proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and allufion, wherein, for the moft part, lies that entertainment and pleafantry of Wit, which flrikes... | |
| 1786 - 694 pages
...' ideas wherein can be found the leall ' difference, thereby to avoid being mif* led by fimilitude, and by affinity to ' take one thing for another. This...way of proceeding quite contrary to ' metaphor and allufion; therein, for ' the moll part, lies that entertainment ' and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
| 1789 - 508 pages
...another, ideas wherein can " be found the leaft difference, thereby to avoid " being mifled by iimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This...way of " proceeding quite contrary to metaphor and al" lufion ; wherein, for the moft part, lies that " entertainment and pleafantry of Wit, which «'... | |
| William Jackson - 1798 - 472 pages
...ideas, wherein can be found the " leaft difference, thereby to avoid being " mifled by fimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This...way of proceeding quite contrary to " metaphor and allufion -, wherein, for " the moil part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which ftrikes... | |
| William Jackson - 1798 - 472 pages
...ideas, wherein can be found the " leaft difference, thereby to avoid being " mifled by fimilitude, and by affinity to " take one thing for another. This...way of proceeding quite contrary to " metaphor and allufion ; wherein, for " the moft part, lies that entertainment " and pleafantry of wit which flrikes... | |
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