Pah to the Iliad
Tom dismisses one of the world's greatest epics, a 3,000 year old classic of war, on the grounds that its...
Newly-gathered snowdrop
I have tried to schedule this to coincide with the arrival of snowdrops, which the French call 'perce neige', or...
Peaches rolling together
A delicate and charming way to convey mutual attraction. It sounds so soft, so harmless and so sweet, yet it...
Collective noun for epithets
I like this collective noun for epithets, 'artillery' suggesting a quickfire delivery of pithy comments, with the additional charm of...
Great grassy hills
A beautiful description of a large-hearted calming character, who has a benign influence on those around him. We need more...
Focus your light
Wise guidance for writers. I like the way George Eliot calls herself to order and her self-reminder to focus, focus,...
The spread of news
It's some time since I noted this simile for the effective spread of news. Now, re-reading it as we watch...
Apple-cheeked children
It's an obvious one, but still a charming picture of innocence and health, apple-cheeked.
'I'm sure I never saw a...
Leaden-coloured sky
Having enjoyed a sunny afternoon, I am now looking out to a leaden-coloured sky, but it doesn't feel like a...
Rose-coloured ribbon
This is the moment when Hetty shifts from recollection to projection, from dwelling upon random past encounters with the smooth-handed...
As hard as…
Mrs Poyser has strong and generally accurate opinions about the people around her, and she nails Hetty's character in a...
Give me Irwine every time
A fine pair of metaphors for the differing effects of two men's company - no doubt with whom I'd rather...
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