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The Debate on Common Sense and Wit in 1760 Letters
A lengthy letter discusses the elusive meaning of common sense amid wit folly and madness, arguing that common sense varies by observer. It cites Horace, Dryden, and Temple, notes social judgments of wit, and urges a clear criterion to judge understanding, referencing a public letter from the Pussic Letter and a London journal. It also contains wartime dispatches from Campen and Berlin, detailing sieges, capitulations, and troop movements across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaman
Horace
Helicon
William Temple
Europe
Charles the Second
Box Homme
London
Tom Humdrum
Sam
Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence
Campen
Brunen
Wezel
Lord Downe
Home
Pitt
Mordaunt
Hague
Hulfen
Torgau
Alt
Berlin
Warburgh
Ferdinand
Marshal Broglia
Francfort
Landegraviate
Hesfe Caffel
Wittemberg
Prussia
Hage
Verelit
Russia
Austria
Denmark
Prince Eugene of Wirtemberg
Utrecht
Suza
Sardinia
Potzdam
Priegnitz
Perleberg
Fermor
Lafcy
Brentano
Marshal Daun
Brandenburgh
Spreinberg
Brunswick
Rhine
Lippe
Westphalia
Serene
Reth Inftant
Marshal Broglio
Cologn
Marquis de Castries
Hesfin
Netherlands
Rhinberg
Fischer
Themielves
M. Castries
Segur
Elverick