"Whenever this shall be executed, it is to be looked upon as the work of true genius; but when fallen short of, as often happens, it is to be deemed the impotent effort of the hard-bound brains of low plagiaries, whose memory is filled with the shreds and ill-chosen scraps of other mens wit."
— Macklin, Charles (1697-1797)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Burd
Date
1760
Metaphor
"Whenever this shall be executed, it is to be looked upon as the work of true genius; but when fallen short of, as often happens, it is to be deemed the impotent effort of the hard-bound brains of low plagiaries, whose memory is filled with the shreds and ill-chosen scraps of other mens wit."
Metaphor in Context
Whenever this shall be executed, it is to be looked upon as the work of true genius; but when fallen short of, as often happens, it is to be deemed the impotent effort of the hard-bound brains of low plagiaries, whose memory is filled with the shreds and ill-chosen scraps of other mens wit.
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Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
A Scotsman's Remarks on the Farce of Love a La Mode, Scene by Scene. (London: Printed for J. Burd, 1760). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
09/28/2013
