"Thus, being by many Meditations of him (those Epistles written to him in his rasa Tabula, his Soul; than which nothing was more [end page 57] frequent; as appears by this Sentence, written not many Years since-- 'Nullus fuit Dies per hos multos Annos, in quo semel de Morte mea cogitavi') come to very familar Knowledge of him."
— Peck, Francis (1692-1743)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Date
1732-5
Metaphor
"Thus, being by many Meditations of him (those Epistles written to him in his rasa Tabula, his Soul; than which nothing was more [end page 57] frequent; as appears by this Sentence, written not many Years since-- 'Nullus fuit Dies per hos multos Annos, in quo semel de Morte mea cogitavi') come to very familar Knowledge of him."
Metaphor in Context
4. Thus, being by many Meditations of him (those Epistles written to him in his rasa Tabula, his Soul; than which nothing was more [end page 57] frequent; as appears by this Sentence, written not many Years since-- 'Nullus fuit Dies per hos multos Annos, in quo semel de Morte mea cogitavi') come to very familar Knowledge of him; when Death began to look him in the Face, he met him, not as an Enemy, with Fear; but as a long expected Friend & old Acquaintance, with exceeding Joy.
(pp. 57-8)
(pp. 57-8)
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Provenance
Searching "tabula rasa" in ECCO
Citation
Peck, Francis. Desiderata curiosa: or, a collection of divers scarce and curious pieces (relating chiefly to matters of English history) in six books ... By Francis Peck.Vol. 2. London, 1732-35. 2 vols. Based on information from English Short Title Catalogue. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group.
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Date of Entry
10/09/2006
