"[I]t was a truth her reason could more easily perceive, than her heart feel, for it was steeled by habit"
— Scott [née Robinson], Sarah (1720-1795)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Millar, [etc.]
Date
1766
Metaphor
"[I]t was a truth her reason could more easily perceive, than her heart feel, for it was steeled by habit"
Metaphor in Context
As Mrs. Ellison was not deficient in understanding, she saw there was some truth in what her husband had said; but it was a truth her reason could more easily perceive, than her heart feel, for it was steeled by habit.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Prose)
Date of Entry
06/09/2005
