...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...

...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...

...figure of a fleeting air." The doctor then proceeds to describe it, and concludes by saying, that " often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth...answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language !" This description of wit has never been surpassed. But it is not a definition....

...lucky hitting upon what is strantre, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose : often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its way* are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings...

...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...

...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...

...what is strange ; eometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose. Often it coneisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly...answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy, and windings of language." Of all the preceding varieties of wit, next to the " play with words and phrases,"...

...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...Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being ans\v erable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language. It is, in short, a manner...

...wresting obvious matter to the purpose : often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springetb. up 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...

...what is strange ; sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how," <fec. Considering that Barrow wrote his sermons three or four times over, it is wonderful that his...