An Essay on Criticism. Part I • Paragraph 72
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[Line 17: Wit is used in the poem in a great variety of meanings (1) Here it seems to mean _genius_ or _fancy_, (2) in line 36 _a man of fancy_, (3) in line 53 _the understanding_ or _powers of the mind_, (4) in line 81 it means _judgment_.]