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Wit Definition and Examples

An attempt to describe the precise Limits of Wit , Humour, Raillery, Satire and Ridicule, I am sensible, is no easy or slight Undertaking. To give a Definition of Wit, has been declared by Writers of the greatest Renown, to exceed their Reach and Power ; and Gentlemen of no less Abilities, and Fame , than Cowley, Barrow , Dryden, Locke , Congreve, and Addison, have tryed their Force upon this Subject , and have all left it free, and unconquered . This, I perceive, will be an Argument with some, for condemning an Essay upon this Topic by a young Author , as rash and presumptious . But, though I desire to pay all proper Respect   to these eminent Writers, if a tame Deference to great Names shall become fashionable , and the Imputation of Vanity be laid upon those who examine their Works , all Advancement in Knowledge will be absolutely stopp'd; and Literary Merit will be soon placed, in an humble Stupidity , and solemn Faith in the Wisdom of our Ancestors. ii Whereas, if...
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The First Book Of Adam And Eve Chapter 21

iiisisii1 After these things, God commanded the angel Gabriel to go down to the garden, and say to the cherub who kept it, "Behold, God has commanded me to come into the garden, and to take from it sweet smelling incense, and give it to Adam." 2 Then the angel Gabriel went down by God's order to the garden, and told the cherub as God had commanded him. the first book of adam and eve author 3 The cherub then said, "Well." And Gabriel went in and took the incense. 4 Then God commanded his angel Raphael to go down to the garden, and speak to the cherub about some myrrh, to give to Adam. 5 And the angel Raphael went down and told the cherub as God had commanded him, and the cherub said, "Well." Then Raphael went in and took the myrrh. 6 The golden rods were from the Indian sea, where there are precious stones. The incense was from the eastern border of the garden; and the myrrh from the western border, from where bitterness came over Adam. 7 And the ang...
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