"That is, let not great examples, or authorities, browbeat they reason into too great a diffidence fo thyself: thyself so reverence, as to prefer the native growth of thy own mind to the richest import from abroad; such borrowed riches make us poor."
— Author Unknown
Author
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar; and sold by Colin Macfarquhar
Date
1771
Metaphor
"That is, let not great examples, or authorities, browbeat they reason into too great a diffidence fo thyself: thyself so reverence, as to prefer the native growth of thy own mind to the richest import from abroad; such borrowed riches make us poor."
Metaphor in Context
That is, let not great examples, or authorities, browbeat they reason into too great a diffidence fo thyself: thyself so reverence, as to prefer the native growth of thy own mind to the richest import from abroad; such borrowed riches make us poor. The man who thus reverences himself, will soon find the world's reverence to follow his own. His works will stand distinguished; his the sole property of them; which property alone can confer the noble title of an author: that is, of one who, to speak accurately, thinks, and composes; while other invaders of teh press, how voluminous, and learned soever, with due respect be it spoken, only read and write.
(II, 254)
(II, 254)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" in ECCO
Citation
At least 6 entries in ESTC (1771, 1773, 1775, 1778, 1790, 1797).
Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Compiled Upon a New Plan. ... Illustrated With One Hundred and Sixty Copperplates. By a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland. In Three Volumes. (Edinburgh: Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar; and sold by Colin Macfarquhar, 1771). <Link to ESTC>
See also Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature on a Plan Entirely New. (Dublin: Printed by James Moore, 1790-98). <Link to ESTC>
Also Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature; ... The Third Edition, in Eighteen Volumes, Greatly Improved. Illustrated With Five Hundred and Forty-Two Copperplates. (Edinburgh: Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797). [18 vols., vols. 1-12 edited by Colin Macfarquhar; vols. 13-18 by George Geig] <Link to ESTC>
Compare the American edition (many articles revised or rewritten): Encyclopaedia; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature ... Compiled from the Writings of the Best Authors, in Several Languages ... Illustrated With Five Hundred and Forty-Two Copperplates. The first American edition, in eighteen volumes, greatly improved. (Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no 41, South Second Street, 1798). <Link to ESTC>
Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Compiled Upon a New Plan. ... Illustrated With One Hundred and Sixty Copperplates. By a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland. In Three Volumes. (Edinburgh: Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar; and sold by Colin Macfarquhar, 1771). <Link to ESTC>
See also Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature on a Plan Entirely New. (Dublin: Printed by James Moore, 1790-98). <Link to ESTC>
Also Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature; ... The Third Edition, in Eighteen Volumes, Greatly Improved. Illustrated With Five Hundred and Forty-Two Copperplates. (Edinburgh: Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797). [18 vols., vols. 1-12 edited by Colin Macfarquhar; vols. 13-18 by George Geig] <Link to ESTC>
Compare the American edition (many articles revised or rewritten): Encyclopaedia; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature ... Compiled from the Writings of the Best Authors, in Several Languages ... Illustrated With Five Hundred and Forty-Two Copperplates. The first American edition, in eighteen volumes, greatly improved. (Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no 41, South Second Street, 1798). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
10/01/2004
