 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1714 - 382 páginas
...may be aoitis'd, and they only who have Ears to hear, may hear. But 'tis certainly a mean, impotent, and dull fort of Wit, which amufes all alike, and...fenfible Man, and even a Friend, equally in doubt, and at alofs to underftand what one's real mind is, upon any Subject. THIS is that grofs fort of Raillery,... | |
 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1723 - 388 páginas
...certainly a mean, impotent, and dull fort of Wit, which jamufes all alike, and leaves the moft fenfibk Man, and even a Friend, equally in doubt, and at a...lofs to underftand what one's real Mind is, upon any Subje&. , , THIS is that grofs fort of Raillery, which is fb ofTenlive in good Company. And indeed... | |
 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1727 - 384 páginas
...may be amus'd, and they only who have Ears to hear, may bear. But 'tis certainly a mean, impotent, and dull fort of Wit, which amufes all alike, and leaves the moft fenilble Man, and even a Friend, equally in doubt, and at a lofs to underftand what one's real Mind... | |
 | John Leland - 1755 - 532 páginas
...viz. That " it is a mean, " impotent, and dull fort of wit, which leaves . " fenfible perfons in a doubt, and at a lofs to " underftand what one's real mind is." And again he cenfures " fuch a feigned gravity as " immoral and illiberal, foreign to the chara&er... | |
 | John Leland - 1764 - 426 páginas
...once ; viz. That " it is a mean, impotent, and dull fort of " wit, which leaves fenfible perfons in a doubt, and at a lofs " to underftand what one's real mind is." And again he cenfures " fuch a feigned gravity as immoral and illiberal, foreign " to the character... | |
 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1773 - 388 páginas
...have Ears to hear, may hear. But 'tis certainly a mean, impotent, and dull fort of Wit, which amiifes all alike, and leaves the moft fenfible Man, and even...lofs to underftand what one's real Mind is, upon any Subject. THIS is that grofs fort of Raillery, which is fo offenfive in good Company. And indeed there... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1786 - 482 páginas
..." may be amufed, and they only who have ears to " hear, may hear ; but it is certainly a mean, im<c potent, and dull fort of wit which amufes all " alike,...lofs to " underftand what one's real mind is upon any u fubject. This is that grofs fort of raillery " which is fo offenfive in good company ; and " indeed... | |
 | John Leland, William Laurence Brown - 1798 - 496 páginas
...once; viz. That " it is a mean, " impotent, and dull fort of wit, which leaves fenfible perfons " in a doubt, and at a lofs to underftand what one's real mind " is." And again he cenfures " fuch a feigned gravity, as immoral " and illiberal, foreign to the charafler... | |
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tis certainly a mean, impotent, and dull fort of Wit, which amiifes all alike, and leaves the moft fenfible Man, and even a Friend, equally in doubt, and at a lofs to underftand what one's real Mind is, upon any Subject. 