Fancyhasnoplace,butonlyinadorningthestyle。
Inorationsofpraise,andininvectives,thefancyispredominant;becausethedesignisnottruth,buttohonourordishonour;whichisdonebynobleorbyvilecomparisons。Thejudgementdoesbutsuggestwhatcircumstancesmakeanactionlaudableorculpable。
Inhortativesandpleadings,astruthordisguiseservethbesttothedesigninhand,soisthejudgementorthefancymostrequired。
Indemonstration,incouncil,andallrigoroussearchoftruth,sometimesdoesall;exceptsometimestheunderstandinghaveneedtobeopenedbysomeaptsimilitude,andthenthereissomuchuseoffancy。
Butformetaphors,theyareinthiscaseutterlyexcluded。Forseeingtheyopenlyprofessdeceit,toadmitthemintocouncil,orreasoning,weremanifestfolly。