God himself is the soul's eternal food
— Davies [from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language]
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Strahan
Date
1755
Metaphor
God himself is the soul's eternal food
Metaphor in Context
Perhaps, for want of food, the soul may pine;
But that were strange, since all things bad and good;
Since all Gods creatures, mortal and divine;
Since God himself is her eternal food.
But that were strange, since all things bad and good;
Since all Gods creatures, mortal and divine;
Since God himself is her eternal food.
Categories
Provenance
Reading Johnson's and Bailey's dictionaries
Citation
At least 17 entries in ESTC (1755, 1765, 1773, 1775, 1784, 1785).
A Dictionary of the English Language; in Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. to Which Are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson, A. M. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knaptor; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
Reading A Dictionary of the English Language Facsimile reprint (New York, AMS Press, 1967).
A Dictionary of the English Language; in Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. to Which Are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson, A. M. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knaptor; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
Reading A Dictionary of the English Language Facsimile reprint (New York, AMS Press, 1967).
Date of Entry
06/24/2004
