...'Tis plain enough he was no fuch i C 45 We grant altho' he had much wit,, H' was very fhy of ufmg it ; As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on holy-days, or fo, I 50 As men their beft apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he cou'd fpeak...

...enough he was no fitch : . > . i.. We grant , alt he' he had much Wit , H'was very fhy of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore .it not about ; Unlefs an Holy-days , erfo, . . .;;. , : . '. - '. i il Ai Men their befti. Apparel do. . .'. i :...

...'Tis plain enough he was no fetch : We grant , altho' he had much Wit , H'was very fhy of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore it not about s Unlefs on Holy-days , or fo , As Mew their beft Apparel rfa. Et fut renommé pour Ces faits Pendant...

...The following is a proper example. We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, Unlefs on holidays, or Ib, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto i. Wit is of all the moft...

..."We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, » 8. 3. ch. n. $ a. t See chap. I. As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, TJnlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto I. Wit is of all the moft...

...'Tis plain enough he was no fuch. We grant, although he had much wit, 45 H' was very my of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about; Unlefs on holy^days, or fo, As mon their bed apparel do. 50 Befide 'tis known he could i'peak Greek...

...plain enough he was no fuch. We grant, although he had much wit, 4£ II ' was very fhy of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. 5O Betide 'tis known he could fpeak Greek...

...he was not such. "We grant, altlio' he had much wit, 45 H'was very shy of using it, As being loath to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ;...'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak ; That I.atin was no more difficile, Than to a blackbird 'tis to whistle: Being rich in both,...

...because they were hid from ages. Gisnv. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very ttiy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about< Hailibrat, 4. To exclude. 3. Keeping at a distance ; unwilling to approach. A shy fellow was the duke...

...of a miser with respect to his holiday suit. The irony is displayed particularly in the couplet : " As being loth to wear it out, " And therefore bore it not about." On the subject of irony I shall have something more to add, when I treat of the figures of rhetoric....