"[I]t ought rather to be a Rule with Parents, who shall chastize their Children, to conquer what would be extreme in their own Passion" rather than to defer punishment
— Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for S. Richardson; And Sold by J. Osborn in Pater-noster Row; and John Rivington
Date
1742
Metaphor
"[I]t ought rather to be a Rule with Parents, who shall chastize their Children, to conquer what would be extreme in their own Passion" rather than to defer punishment
Metaphor in Context
I must beg Leave, dear Sir, to differ from Mr.Locke in this Point; for I think it ought rather to be a Rule with Parents, who shall chastize their Children, to conquer what would be extreme in their own Passion on this Occasion, (for those Parents, who cannot do it, are very unfit to be Punishers of the wayward Passions of their Children) than to defer the Punishment, especially if the Child knows its Fault has reach'd its Parent's Ear. It is otherwise, methinks, giving the Child, if of an obstinate Disposition, so much more Time to harden its Mind, and bid Defiance to its Punishment.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "passion" in HDIS (Prose)
Citation
Pamela in four volumes: 17 entries in ESTC (1741, 1742, 1746, 1754, 1762, 1767, 1771, 1772, 1776, 1785, 1792, 1795).
First edition published in two volumes on 6 November, 1740--dated 1741 on the title page. Volumes 3 and 4 were published in December 7, 1741 (this sequel is sometimes called Pamela in her Exalted Condition). ESTC quotes Sale: "The third edition of Vols.III and IV was published with the sixth edition of Vols.I and II in May, 1742."
Text from Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded. In a series of Familiar Letters From a Beautiful Young Damsel to her Parents: And afterwards, In her exalted condition, between Her and Persons of Figure and Quality, upon the Most Important and Entertaining Subjects, In Genteel Life. In Four Volumes. Publish'd in order to cultivate the Principles of Virtue and Religion in the Minds of the Youth of Both Sexes. The Sixth Edition, Corrected. And Embellish'd with Copper Plates, Design'd and Engrav'd by Mr. Hayman, and Mr. Gravelot (London: Printed for S. Richardson; And Sold by J. Osborn in Pater-noster Row; and John Rivington, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to vol. III in ECCO-TCP><Link to vol. IV>
All searching was originally done in Chadwyck Healey's eighteenth-century prose fiction database through Stanford's HDIS interface. Chadwyck-Healey contains electronic texts of the original editions (1740-1741) and the 6th edition (1742).
First edition published in two volumes on 6 November, 1740--dated 1741 on the title page. Volumes 3 and 4 were published in December 7, 1741 (this sequel is sometimes called Pamela in her Exalted Condition). ESTC quotes Sale: "The third edition of Vols.III and IV was published with the sixth edition of Vols.I and II in May, 1742."
Text from Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded. In a series of Familiar Letters From a Beautiful Young Damsel to her Parents: And afterwards, In her exalted condition, between Her and Persons of Figure and Quality, upon the Most Important and Entertaining Subjects, In Genteel Life. In Four Volumes. Publish'd in order to cultivate the Principles of Virtue and Religion in the Minds of the Youth of Both Sexes. The Sixth Edition, Corrected. And Embellish'd with Copper Plates, Design'd and Engrav'd by Mr. Hayman, and Mr. Gravelot (London: Printed for S. Richardson; And Sold by J. Osborn in Pater-noster Row; and John Rivington, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to vol. III in ECCO-TCP><Link to vol. IV>
All searching was originally done in Chadwyck Healey's eighteenth-century prose fiction database through Stanford's HDIS interface. Chadwyck-Healey contains electronic texts of the original editions (1740-1741) and the 6th edition (1742).
Theme
Lockean Philosophy
Date of Entry
02/08/2005
