 | 1803 - 440 halaman
...produces, and the tendency that it hath to promote vigour of body and ease of mind. ' The Pun is defined by one who seems to be no wellwisher to it, to be...takes in most of the considerable parts of learning I For is it not most certain, that all learned disputes are rather about sounds than sense ? Are not... | |
 | 1804 - 676 halaman
...punning.. 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 into a different language. If it bears... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 368 halaman
...produces, and the tendency that it hath to promote vigour of body and ease of mind. ' The pun is defined by one, who seems to be no well-wisher to it, to be...consider that it takes in most of the considerable parts oi learning t For is it not most certain, that all learned disputes are rather about sounds than sense... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 halaman
...punning. 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 into a different language : if it... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 halaman
...punning. 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 into a different language : if it... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 halaman
...punning. 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 into a different language. If it bears... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 366 halaman
...produces, and the tendency that it hath to promote vigour of body and ease of mind. The pun is defined by one, who seems 'to be no well-wisher to it, to...differ in the sense.' Now if this be the essence of the pan, how great must we allow the dignity of it to be, when we consider that it takes in most of the... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 halaman
...punning. 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 into a different language. If it bears... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 762 halaman
...subject of it. further preface, offer to your consideration the following Modest Apology for Punning; wherein I shall make use of no double meanings or...certain, that all learned disputes are rather about Bounds than sense ? Are not the controversies of divines about the different interpretations of terms... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 halaman
...punning. 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 it into a different language. If 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... 
