 But when wit is combined with sense and information ; -when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained by strong principle ; when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and despise it, who can be witty, and something much better than witty, who...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Seite 547herausgegeben von - 1850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1850 - 806 Seiten
...not overcome without considerable difficulty. . . . When wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and desptse it ; who can be witty, and something much better than witty — who loves honour, justice,... | |
 | 1848 - 704 Seiten
...brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information ; -when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...witty, and something much better than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion ten thousand times better than wit ;... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...brilliant as if he 'were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better thanwit;—... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 Seiten
...brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ; — wit is then a beautiful... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 Seiten
...brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ; — wit is then a beautiful... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 474 Seiten
...brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit;... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 Seiten
...brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...and despise it. who can be witty and something much letter than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 Seiten
...characteristics; nothing is safo but mediocrity. . . . But when wit is combined with sense and information, — when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...hands of a man who can use it and despise it ; who can b6 witty, and something much belter than witty; who loves honor, justice, decency, good-nature, morality,... | |
 | charles black - 1850 - 630 Seiten
...sense and information,—when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained by strong principle,—when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and despise...witty, and something much better than witty; who loves honour, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion ten thousand times better than wit,—wit... | |
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