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... expression angry ocean , for example , do we ' not ta- citly compare the ocean in a storm , to a man in wrath ? It is by this tacit compa- rison , that the expression acquires a force or elevation , beyond what is found when an epithet ...
... expression angry ocean , for example , do we ' not ta- citly compare the ocean in a storm , to a man in wrath ? It is by this tacit compa- rison , that the expression acquires a force or elevation , beyond what is found when an epithet ...
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... expression , for example , drink down a Secret , for liftening to a secret with atten- tion , is harsh and uncouth , because there is scarce any resemblance betwixt listening and drinking . The expreffion weighty crack , used by Ben ...
... expression , for example , drink down a Secret , for liftening to a secret with atten- tion , is harsh and uncouth , because there is scarce any resemblance betwixt listening and drinking . The expreffion weighty crack , used by Ben ...
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