Metaphor gone insane.

Meaningless words, used because they are pretty, or showy, or unusual.

Sorrowful attempts at the epigrammatic.

Destitution of originality.
The fat volume called Miscellaneous Writings of Mrs.Eddy contains several hundred pages.

Of the five hundred and fifty-four pages of prose in it I find ten lines, on page 319, to be Mrs.Eddy's; also about a page of the preface or "Prospectus"; also about fifteen pages scattered along through the book.