"Abandon'd to a callousness and numness of soul"

— Bentley, Richard (1662-1742)

Author

Bentley, Richard (1662-1742)

Work Title

The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism Demonstrated [Boyle Lectures]

Date
1692
Metaphor
"Abandon'd to a callousness and numness of soul"
Metaphor in Context
Abandon'd to a callousness and numness of soul
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Categories
Body::Callousness
Provenance
Searching OED "fig." in the same section as "mind." Found in "callousness"
Date of Entry
11/22/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.