"There are so many ways of fallacy, such arts of giving colours, appearances and resemblances by this court-dresser, the fancy"
— Locke [from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language]
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Strahan
Date
1755
Metaphor
"There are so many ways of fallacy, such arts of giving colours, appearances and resemblances by this court-dresser, the fancy"
Metaphor in Context
There are so many ways of fallacy, such arts of giving colours, appearances and resemblances by this court-dresser, the fancy"
Categories
Citation
At least 17 entries in ESTC (1755, 1765, 1773, 1775, 1784, 1785).
A Dictionary of the English Language; in Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. to Which Are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson, A. M. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knaptor; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
A Dictionary of the English Language; in Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. to Which Are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson, A. M. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knaptor; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
09/14/2009
