" Metaphors and precedents were not wanting; peculiar spiritual experiences were not wanting which at last made the retention of his position seem a service demanded of him: the vista of a fortune had already opened itself, and Bulstrode's shrinking remained private.
Casaubon had imagined that his long studious bachelorhood had stored up for him a compound interest of enjoyment, and that large drafts on his affections would not fail to be honored; for we all of us, grave or light, get our thoughts entangled in metaphors, and act fatally on the strength of them.
Keep a journal, describing everything you do and feel with metaphors.
There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality.
Are these metaphors for the sadness and hardships that are also part of growing up?
Part of the reason we model our computers on metaphors like the desktop is that we can leverage this experience people already have.
The tone of the writing feels humble to me, yet it hits you hard with the interesting metaphors and the stinging anecdotes.
They're filled with goosebump inducing anecdotes, brilliant metaphors and words of wisdom and advice that make you want to run out the door and chase your dreams down the block.
" He is curious to see whether there is change in artistic style and is looking forward to new stories and metaphors in the new panda and mole animation.
The answer must be that he's on planet Goldman, where all the metaphors are male and sporty and about endurance.
In fiction, Robert Louis Stevenson deployed fog- images and vaporous metaphors to create the sense of menace that enfolds the mysterious activities of virtuous Dr.
By simply telling your underlings to bring their A games to work, all you do is alienate people who do not like sporting metaphors.
—— -- Sun Taili, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of the board of the Qingda Group, referring to the established metaphors for senior and low-ranking officials involved in corruption.
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The team also found that several communities — speakers of Persian, Turkish and Zapotec — used different metaphors than English and Dutch speakers to describe pitch, or frequency: Sounds were thin or thick rather than high or low.
As a representative work of Chu poetry it makes use of a wide range of metaphors derived from the culture of Chu, including shamanistic elements such as divination and the presence of spirits, as well as references in ancient history and legendary figures.
