"SUCH was her external Form, and though her Mind might, with the utmost Propriety, be said to resemble a mere Tabula rasa, yet was it, at the same time, of so naturally delicate a Texture, that it would retain the smallest Impression made on it by the Hands of Wisdom."
— Anonymous
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. Swan
Date
1760
Metaphor
"SUCH was her external Form, and though her Mind might, with the utmost Propriety, be said to resemble a mere Tabula rasa, yet was it, at the same time, of so naturally delicate a Texture, that it would retain the smallest Impression made on it by the Hands of Wisdom."
Metaphor in Context
SUCH was her external Form, and though her Mind might, with the utmost Propriety, be said to resemble a mere Tabula rasa, yet was it, at the same time, of so naturally delicate a Texture, that it would retain the smallest Impression made on it by the Hands of Wisdom. It is true, that the Want of Education, which her Mother's Poverty prevented her from bestowing, in a great Measure depressed those Seeds of Genius which were sown in her; yet, as the Spirit of a SHAKESPEAR would, under the most mountainous Oppression, have breathed forth some of its inextinguishable Fires, so did the native Genius of PEGGY WOFFINGTON display itself in her minutest Actions, and manifest a Brilliancy which all the studiest Efforts of laborious Industry might in vain attempt.
(p. 8)
(p. 8)
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Provenance
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Citation
Memoirs of the Celebrated Mrs. Woffington, Interspersed With Several Theatrical Anecdotes; the Amours of Many Persons of the First Rank, 2nd edition (London: J. Swan, 1760).
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Date of Entry
10/12/2006
