"To come a little closer to the point, we strongly suspect the fancy's coinage in this affair, and that he is, bona fide, the offspring of a Bristol brain, instead of a province of Persia."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Hamilton
Date
1797
Metaphor
"To come a little closer to the point, we strongly suspect the fancy's coinage in this affair, and that he is, bona fide, the offspring of a Bristol brain, instead of a province of Persia."
Metaphor in Context
It is somewhat strange that this poetical Persian exile, so numerous too in his effusions, and so highly appreciated by his translator, should (in the language ot Newgate history) furnish not a tittle relative to his birth, parentage, and education. The names of Jamie, Ferdusi, Hafez, Saadi, &c. are familiar to our ear; but as for Achmed Ardebeili, we most frankly confess that we never enjoyed the honour of his acquaintance, or ever heard the sound of his name. To come a little closer to the point, we strongly suspect the fancy's coinage in this affair, and that he is, bona fide, the offspring of a Bristol brain, instead of a province of Persia. [...]
(p. 388)
(p. 388)
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Provenance
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Citation
The Critical Review; or, Annals of Literature, vol. 20 (London: Printed for A. Hamilton, 1797). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
04/12/2012
Date of Review
04/12/2012
