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“To resist metaphor is very difficult because you have to actually endure the thing itself.”

Quote by Marie Howe

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Marie Howe, born in 1950, is an accomplished American poet. Her works are known for their deep emotion and keen observations of everyday life, earning her a dedicated following. more

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Book:The Philosophy of Rhetoric

Source: The Philosophy of Rhetoric

“With regard to metaphor, it is certain, that in all languages there are many words which at first had one sense only, and afterwards acquired another by metaphorical application, of which words both senses are now become so current, that it would be difficult for any but an etymologist to determine which is the original and which the metaphorical.”

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Book:The Philosophy of Rhetoric

Source: The Philosophy of Rhetoric

“It may be further remarked, that in some words the metaphorical sense hath justled out the original sense altogether, so that in respect of it they are become obsolete. Of this kind in our tongue are the verbs to train, to curb, to edify, to enhance, the primitive significations whereof were to draw, to bend, to build, to lift.”

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Book:The Philosophy of Rhetoric

Source: The Philosophy of Rhetoric

“…the more a language advanceth in richness and precision, and the more a spirit of criticism prevails among those who speak it, the more delicate the people become in this respect, and the more averse to the admission of new metaphors.”

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Book:The Philosophy of Rhetoric

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