The Age of Wit, 1650-1750Macmillan, 1966 - 348 strani |
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Stran 130
... Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent , as more suitable . ( II . 311-312 ) ( ll . 318 ... expression wit was often identified with nature . This was a logical association , since in the context of decorum ...
... Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent , as more suitable . ( II . 311-312 ) ( ll . 318 ... expression wit was often identified with nature . This was a logical association , since in the context of decorum ...
Stran 132
... expression meant " propriety , " and a " lively " expression was one that was " elegantly adapted . " 32 Necessarily , it was true wit that was " nature to advantage dress'd . " In searching for true wit , most critics were inclined to ...
... expression meant " propriety , " and a " lively " expression was one that was " elegantly adapted . " 32 Necessarily , it was true wit that was " nature to advantage dress'd . " In searching for true wit , most critics were inclined to ...
Stran 172
... expression had appeared in his support of the " height , or excellence of wit " at the expense of " plain , dull ... expressions . " This point of view enjoyed wide support . Pierre Nicole , a distinguished French Jansenist , rephrased ...
... expression had appeared in his support of the " height , or excellence of wit " at the expense of " plain , dull ... expressions . " This point of view enjoyed wide support . Pierre Nicole , a distinguished French Jansenist , rephrased ...
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