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...lucky hitting upon what is strange; sometimes upon a crafty wresting of obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how." Wit must not be undervalued : it is a source of rational amusement ; and it is quite allowable, if...

...lucky hitting upon what is strange: sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth...answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as...

...wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springettrup one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable...answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner of speaking out of the simple and plain way (such as...

...bluntness is its true characteristic, at others, a crafty wresting of obvious matter to serve its purpose. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and turns of language. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension — a special...

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