...of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture, passeth for it ; sometimes in affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness...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 up...

...acute nonsense; sometimes a scenic representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimic look or gesture, passeth for it. Sometimes an affected...hitting upon what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wresting of obvious matter to the purpose. Often it consisteth of one knows not what, and springeth...

...certain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story,...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 up...

...answer ; in a quirkish reason ; in a shrewd intimation ; in cunningly diverting or cleverly restoring an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme...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 up...

...nonsense ; sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical look or gesture, passeth for it ; sometimes an affected...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 up...

...nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a mimical tioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his...thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I h wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one knows not what, and springeth up...

...hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense ; sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous...hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose." § 3. A large mass of Butler's miscellaneous writings has...

...gesture passeth for it; sometimes au affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntncss, gives it being ; sometimes it riseth only from a lucky hitting...what is strange; sometimes from a crafty wrestling obvious matter to the purpose." . The above illustrations, besides showing the congrnity of meaning...

...sometimes an affected simplicity, sometimes a presumptuous bluntness giveth it being: sometimes it riseth from a 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 up...

...; sometimes it is wrapped up in a dress of humorous expression ; sometimes it lurketh under an old similitude ; sometimes it is lodged in a sly question,...hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose ; often it consists in one knows not what, and springeth up...