"The gate also of mynde is schitt, þat it haþ no mynde of þe world ne of his owne sensible feelynge."

— St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)


Work Title
Date
Trans. c. 1425
Metaphor
"The gate also of mynde is schitt, þat it haþ no mynde of þe world ne of his owne sensible feelynge."
Metaphor in Context
360/23: The gate also of mynde is schitt, þat it haþ no mynde of þe world ne of his owne sensible feelynge.
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by Suzanne Morgen, searching "mynde" in the Middle English Dictionary
Date of Entry
06/05/2009

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