, as he defines it, is
'a Propriety of Words and Thoughts adapted to the Subject.'[2]
this be a true Definition of Wit, I am apt to think that
Euclid
was
the greatest Wit that ever set Pen to Paper: It is certain that never was a greater Propriety of Words and Thoughts adapted to the Subject, than what that Author has made use of in his Elements. I shall only appeal to my Reader, if this Definition agrees with any Notion he has of Wit: If it be a true one I am sure Mr.
Dryden
was not only a better Poet, but a greater Wit than Mr.