 | 1786 - 694 pàgines
...in a kind of allegory, and by fuppofmg humour to be a perfon, deduce to him all his qualincatjons, according to the following genealogy. Truth was the founder of the family, and the father of Good Seniè. Good benfe was the father of Wit, married a lady of a collateral line called Mirth, by whom... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pàgines
...would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by fuppoling Humour to be a perfon, deduce to him all his qualifications, according to...father of GOOD SENSE. GOOD SENSE was the father of Wi T, who married a lady of collateral line called MIRTH, by whom he had ifTue HUMOUR. HUMOUR therefore... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pàgines
...would deliver them after Plato s manner, in a kind of allegory, and by fuppofing humour to be a perfon, deduce to him all his qualifications, according to...the founder of the family, and the father of good fenft. Good fenfe was the father of wit, who married a lady of a collateral line called mirth, by whom... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pàgines
...after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing humour to be a person, deduce to.trim all his qualifications, according to the following...father of Good Sense. Good Sense was the father of Wit, married a lady of a collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour, therefore, being... | |
 | 1803 - 420 pàgines
...after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing humour to be a person, deduce to-trim all his qualifications, according to the following...father of Good Sense. Good Sense was the father of Wit, married a lady of a collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour, therefore, being-... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pàgines
...notions of it, I would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing Humour to be a person, deduce to him all his qualifications,...Sense. Good Sense was the father of Wit, who married a larly of collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour therefore being the youngest... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pàgines
...Humour to he a person, deduce to him all his qualifications, according to the following genealogy. Trnth was the founder of the family, and the father of Good...who married a lady of collateral line called Mirth, hy whom he had issne Humoor. Humoor therefore heing the youngest of this illustrious family, and descended... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pàgines
...notions of it, I would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing Humour to be a person, deduce to him all his qualifications,...Sense was the father of Wit, who married a lady of a collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour therefore being the youngest of... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pàgines
...notions of it, I would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing Humour to be a person, deduce to him all his qualifications,...Sense was the father of Wit, who married a lady of a collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour therefore being the youngest of... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pàgines
...notion* of il, 1 would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory, and by supposing Humour to be a person, deduce to him all his qualifications,...father of Good Sense. Good Sense was the father of Y\ it. who married a lady of collateral line called Mirth, by whom he had issue Humour. Humour therefore... | |
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It is indeed much easier to describe what is not humour, than what is ; and very difficult to define it otherwise than as Cowley has done wit, by negatives. Were I to give my own notions of it, I would deliver them after Plato's manner, in a kind of allegory,... 
