"Ay, on my Conscience and Soul the Palat of his Judgement is down; and by the way how do'st like that Metaphor or rather Catachresis?"
— Shadwell, Thomas (1642-1692)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Henry Herringman [etc.]
Date
1671
Metaphor
"Ay, on my Conscience and Soul the Palat of his Judgement is down; and by the way how do'st like that Metaphor or rather Catachresis?"
Metaphor in Context
DRYB.
This is a good, pretty, apish, docible fellow; really he might have made a very pretty Barber Surgeon, if he had been put out in time: but it arrides me extreamly, to think how he will be bob'd?
CRAZ.
Yes, yes, he will be bob'd; that men should be so mistaken.
DRYB.
Ay, on my Conscience and Soul the Palat of his Judgement is down; and by the way how do'st like that Metaphor or rather Catachresis?
CRAZ.
Oh admirably.
BRISK.
Drybob.
CRAZ.
While these Coxcombs are in discourse, I'll privately go in and see my Mistriss--
This is a good, pretty, apish, docible fellow; really he might have made a very pretty Barber Surgeon, if he had been put out in time: but it arrides me extreamly, to think how he will be bob'd?
CRAZ.
Yes, yes, he will be bob'd; that men should be so mistaken.
DRYB.
Ay, on my Conscience and Soul the Palat of his Judgement is down; and by the way how do'st like that Metaphor or rather Catachresis?
CRAZ.
Oh admirably.
BRISK.
Drybob.
CRAZ.
While these Coxcombs are in discourse, I'll privately go in and see my Mistriss--
Categories
Provenance
Searching HDIS; Found again (11/15/2004)
Date of Entry
10/14/2004
