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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface — vii
Sources and Uses of Comparisons — 3
The use of animals to describe humans — 22
The use of nature to describe abstractions — 46
The Use of Nature to describe Inner States — 65
The use of nature to describe language — 84
Human biology — 101
Extreme people and states — 116
Occupations and institutions — 126
Circumstances — 143
The classical world & other sources of story — 155
Architecture & other man-made things — 175
Personification — 195
The construction of similes — 204
The construction of metaphor — 227
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Well I agree with everything you’ve said so far, but I was hoping you’d go into a little more depth on the subject.
Dan, once again WORDPRESS has posted books I haven’t finished reviewing yet. What a malicious piece of software!
First photo from the Trump-Musk rally!
Sorry about your WordPress mess.
To paraphrase HAL, “Look George, I can see you’re really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.”
Fred, if WORDPRESS morphs into HAL, I’m in Big Trouble!