 | Francis Wayland - 1854 - 436 דפים
...to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite talc : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking...sense, or the affinity of their sound : sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1861 - 444 דפים
...allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases,...taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, OP the affinity of their sound : sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 דפים
...or in forging an apposite tale; — sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage of the ambiguity of their' sense, or the affinity of their sound ; — sometimes it is wrapt in a dress of humorous expression ; — sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude ; — sometimes... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1854 - 472 דפים
...apposite tale ; — sometimes it playeth in 'words and phrases, taking advantage of the ambi' guity of their sense, or the affinity of their sound ; ' — sometimes it is wrapt in a dress of humorous ex'pression; — sometimes it lurketh under an odd ' similitude ; —... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 דפים
...allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases,...their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketli under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged in a sly... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 דפים
...allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases,...their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged in a sly... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 דפים
...in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale: sometimes it playcth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity...their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression: sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude: sometimes it is lodged in a sly... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1856 - 418 דפים
...Barrow says, " in a pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying. Sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking...sense or the affinity of their sound. Sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in a tart... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 דפים
...calamitous story without provokmg laughter. In the description of wit, given by Barrow, he says, " Sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking...ambiguity of their sense or the affinity of their sound." Now this is the general character of Hood's wit. It is generally in the form of the pun. A mere punster... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1857 - 494 דפים
...allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases,...their sound. Sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression : sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude : sometimes it is lodged in a sly... | |
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Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity of their... 
