 | John Nichol - 1882 - Liczba stron: 496
...and in, as well as out of, the pulpit are apt to flaunt their eccentricities, 1 " If," he remarks, " that be considered as wit which is at once natural...its first production acknowledged to be just, if it bo that which he that never found it wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind poets have seldom... | |
 | Great Britain. Scottish Education Department - 1903 - Liczba stron: 964
...words italicised in the above Make a general analysis of the following sentence : — If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered...this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. 4 Explain fully with illustrations the meaning of four of the following 10. terms : — 'ALCE. 5. Point... | |
 | 1903 - Liczba stron: 980
...general analysis of the following sentence : — If by a more noble and more adequate conception that 1« considered as wit which is at once natural and new,...this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. 4 Explain fully with illustrations the meaning oí four of the following 10t terms : — JF- 5. Point... | |
 | Wilhelm Viëtor - 1905 - Liczba stron: 762
...analysis of the following sentence: If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered äs wit which is at once natural and new, that which,...wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom riaen. 4. Explain fully with illustrations the meauing of four of the following tenns: 5. Point out... | |
 | Wilhelm Viëtor - 1905 - Liczba stron: 742
...words italicised in the above passage. Make a general analysis of the following sentence: If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered as wit which is at onoe natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is upon its first production acknowledged to... | |
 | Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson - 1906 - Liczba stron: 422
...not " what oft was thought," for the shock they give proves that they are not mere platitudes, but " that which though not obvious is upon its first production acknowledged to be just." In style La Eochefoucauld's ideal is that of Balzac and the Pr&ieuses. He cultivated the art of writing... | |
 | 1906 - Liczba stron: 466
...not " what oft was thought," for the shock they give proves that they are not mere platitudes, but " that which though not obvious is upon its first production acknowledged to be just." In style La Eochefoucauld's ideal is that of Balzac and the Pr&ieuses. He cultivated the art of writing... | |
 | Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh, Walter Raleigh - 1910 - Liczba stron: 210
...consist in positions not limited by exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. If that be considered as Wit which is at once natural...this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen. If their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was... | |
 | Hans Meier - 1916 - Liczba stron: 124
...XII. 138) M. II, 6. 139) Ra. 150, 103. l*0) BJ I, 454. 1«) Ra. 154. 142) L. I, 213. 143) L. I, 36. though not obvious is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just. Streng genommen ist Wit, abstracted from its effects upon the hearer, — a kind of discordiaconco... | |
 | William Tenney Brewster - 1907 - Liczba stron: 424
...its natural dignity, and reduces it from strength of thought .to happiness of language. If by a more noble and more adequate conception that be considered...wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom j risen. Their thoughts are often new, but seldom natural ; they I are not obvious, but neither are... | |
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If by a more noble and more adequate conception, that be considered as wit which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just... 
