"She saw something like just drawing in the dark shades of his pencil, though the lines seemed a good deal exaggerated: she reflected, she doubted; but, after settling a balance in her mind, the found her own scale preponderate."
— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1777
Metaphor
"She saw something like just drawing in the dark shades of his pencil, though the lines seemed a good deal exaggerated: she reflected, she doubted; but, after settling a balance in her mind, the found her own scale preponderate."
Metaphor in Context
His arguments appeared to have some weight, though she was pre-determined not to be convinced by them. She saw something like just drawing in the dark shades of his pencil, though the lines seemed a good deal exaggerated: she reflected, she doubted; but, after settling a balance in her mind, the found her own scale preponderate; and easily obviated all the dangers he had so elaborately displayed, by determining to make no new acquaintance to whom the should not be introduced by her friend, Mrs. Herbert; and to return, if unsuccessful, to the tranquil shades of Belfont, as soon as the legacy, which she had appropriated to the execution of her plan, should be expended.
(I.i.8, pp. 24-5)
(I.i.8, pp. 24-5)
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Provenance
Searching in ECCO
Citation
At least 3 entries in the ESTC (1777, 1785).
See The Excursion. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Brooke (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1777). <Link to ECCO>
See The Excursion. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Brooke (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1777). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/27/2013
