The Spectator, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1791 |
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Pagina 230
... Acrostics . But to return to punning : having pursued the history of a pun , from its original to its downfal , I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound , but differ in the sense ...
... Acrostics . But to return to punning : having pursued the history of a pun , from its original to its downfal , I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound , but differ in the sense ...
Pagina 232
... acrostics : some- times of syllables , as in echoes and doggerel rhymes : sometimes of words , as in puns and quibbles ; and some- times of whole sentences or poems , cast into the figures of eggs , axes , or altars ; nay , some carry ...
... acrostics : some- times of syllables , as in echoes and doggerel rhymes : sometimes of words , as in puns and quibbles ; and some- times of whole sentences or poems , cast into the figures of eggs , axes , or altars ; nay , some carry ...
Pagina 238
... acrostics , made up of very disproportioned persons . It was disposed inte three columns , the officer's planting themselves in a line on the left hand of each column . The officers were all of them at least six feet high , and made ...
... acrostics , made up of very disproportioned persons . It was disposed inte three columns , the officer's planting themselves in a line on the left hand of each column . The officers were all of them at least six feet high , and made ...
Pagina 312
... Acrostic , a piece of false wit , divided into simple and compound , No. 60 . Act of deformity , for the use of the Ugly Club , No. 17 . Advertisements , of an Italian chirurgeon , No. 22. From St James's coffee - house , 24. From a ...
... Acrostic , a piece of false wit , divided into simple and compound , No. 60 . Act of deformity , for the use of the Ugly Club , No. 17 . Advertisements , of an Italian chirurgeon , No. 22. From St James's coffee - house , 24. From a ...
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