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The most common Ornaments, my Lord, are Metaphor and Similitude. One is an Allusion to Words, the other to Things; and both have their Beauties, if properly applied.

Similitudes ought to be drawn from the most familiar and best known Particulars in the World: If any Thing is Purpose of using them is defeated; and that which is not clear itself, can never give Light to any Thing that wants it. It is the idle Fancy of some poor Brains, to run out perpetually Rh