"Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul"

— Milton [from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language]


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Strahan
Date
1755
Metaphor
"Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul"
Metaphor in Context
Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul
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).
Date of Entry
06/24/2004

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