Leigh Hunt, Wit and Humour.
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Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting of extremes round a corner.
— Leigh Hunt on Wit
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Wit" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 883-86.)
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About Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English poet and essayist.
About Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English poet and essayist.
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