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Definition of Conceits
1. conceit [v] - See also: conceit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conceits
Literary usage of Conceits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"... POETS: ALL MIRTH AND WITTY conceits. ... lie witty conceits of the following
tract, seem to carry with them an air of ..."
2. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen: And on the by William Spalding, John Hill Burton, Frederick James Furnivall (1876)
"While the most glaring errors of the tropical Euphues are strained allegorical
Shakspere's conceits, Shakspeare's fault is oftener the devising of subtle ..."
3. Shakespeare Jest-books: Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-books by William Carew Hazlitt (1864)
"T^RIEND, thy conceits, flown from the downey nés Of thy rich fancy, lighted on
my brest; Where (let me tell ihee true, for 'twere a sin. ..."
4. Miscellanies by Charles Kingsley (1860)
"Images, therefore, whether metaphors or similes, deal with laws; conceits with
private judgments. Images belong to the imagination, ihe power which sees ..."
5. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"He rhymed with difficulty; frequently tripped in rhythm and accent; and affected
such far-fetched conceits and violent images that a large portion of his ..."
6. The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson, Thomas Bird Mosher (1911)
"His Latinisms, his neologisms, and his conceits are derivative: his gorgeous
imagery is his own. ..."
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