"Those arts that ornament the mind, as geography, arithmetic, —"

— Berquin, Arnaud


Place of Publication
London
Date
1788
Metaphor
"Those arts that ornament the mind, as geography, arithmetic, —"
Metaphor in Context
Bertha Some things I’m acquainted with, ‘tis true; but they are only such as serve to flatter vanity. Those arts that ornament the mind, as geography, arithmetic, — (245)
Provenance
Contributed by PC Fleming, searching "mind."
Citation
Berquin, Arnaud. The Children's Friend. Being a Selection from the works of M. Berquin. London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1788. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group. <Link to ECCO>.
Date of Entry
07/07/2010

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