"Tropes at first, in the rude Times of the World, us'd for Necessity, were soon found to be Ornamental, and to give Strength and Gracefulness to the Turn of Men's Thoughts: As Garments first put on for the necessary Defence of the Body against the Severities of the Weather, were quickly found to be serviceable to set off the comely Proportions, and add to the Dignity of the Body it self."
— Blackwall, Anthony (bap. 1672, d. 1730)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for George Mortlock, Henry Clements, and William Cantrell
Date
1718
Metaphor
"Tropes at first, in the rude Times of the World, us'd for Necessity, were soon found to be Ornamental, and to give Strength and Gracefulness to the Turn of Men's Thoughts: As Garments first put on for the necessary Defence of the Body against the Severities of the Weather, were quickly found to be serviceable to set off the comely Proportions, and add to the Dignity of the Body it self."
Metaphor in Context
[...] When to describe the Pleasantness of a rich Harvest, the Writer says, the Fields laugh and sing; he raises in the Mind a more gay and delightful Imagination both of the Fruitfulness of the Crop, and the [End Page 143] Chearfulness of the Season, than a long and particular Relation in the best chosen plain Words, cou'd have rais'd. Tropes at first, in the rude Times of the World, us'd for Necessity, were soon found to be Ornamental, and to give Strength and Gracefulness to the Turn of Men's Thoughts: As Garments first put on for the necessary Defence of the Body against the Severities of the Weather, were quickly found to be serviceable to set off the comely Proportions, and add to the Dignity of the Body it self.
(pp. 143-4)
Categories
Provenance
Browsing ECCO
Citation
Blackwall, Anthony. An Introduction to the classics; containing a short discourse on their excellencies; and directions how to study them to advantage. With an essay, on the nature and use of those emphatical and beautiful figures which give strength and ornament to writing. Printed for George Mortlock and Henry Clements and William Cantrell: London, 1718. ECCO. Gale UVA Library. 1 March 2009.
Date of Entry
03/18/2009
