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tennyson the Owl what are the "five wits"?
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as in the line: "alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits" ate they simply the 5 senses, or something more obscure?
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The 5 senses were sometimes known as the 5 outward wits.
The 5 inward wits were "common wit (instinct)", "imagination ", "fantasy", " estimation", and " memory".
Not sure if that was what Tennyson was referring to or not though.
The 5 inward wits were "common wit (instinct)", "imagination
16:40 Sun 05th Jun 2011
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