"Another Source of mutual Misapprehension on this Subject hath been 'the Introduction of metaphorical Expressions instead of proper ones.' Nothing is so common among the Writers on Morality, as 'the Harmony of Virtue'—'the Proportion of Virtue.'"
Essays on the Characteristics
John Brown, <u>Essays on the Characteristics</u>, 2nd ed. (London: C. Davis, 1751)