"Could my ideas flow as fast as the rain in the store-closet it would be charming."
— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
Castle Square
Date
1809
Metaphor
"Could my ideas flow as fast as the rain in the store-closet it would be charming."
Metaphor in Context
I am gratified by her having pleasure in what I write, but I wish the knowledge of my being exposed to her discerning criticism may not hurt my style, by inducing too great a solicitude. I begin already to weigh my words and sentences more than I did, and am looking about for a sentiment, an illustration, or a metaphor in every corner of the room. Could my ideas flow as fast as the rain in the store-closet it would be charming.
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Provenance
Reading Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice. Norton Critical Edition. Third Edition. New York: Norton, 2001. p. 266.
Citation
Brabourne Edition. Letter 53. Published 1884. From Pemberley.com. <http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/brablt9b.html#letter53>
Date of Entry
11/17/2008
Date of Review
11/17/2008
