"It is often a trifle; a little crumb; but it is those little crumbs that we must not suffer to accumulate till the next day."
— Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d'Ésclavelles Épinay (marquise d') (1726-1783)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by John Marshall and Co.
Date
1787
Metaphor
"It is often a trifle; a little crumb; but it is those little crumbs that we must not suffer to accumulate till the next day."
Metaphor in Context
To be sure but when one has any thing in one's mind, or in one's heart, what can one do? It is often a trifle; a little crumb; but it is those little crumbs that we must not suffer to accumulate till the next day.
(Vol. II, page 329)
(Vol. II, page 329)
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by PC Fleming, searching "heart"
Citation
Translation of Conversations d'Émilie (1784) [translated by Lewis Lyons].
Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d'Ésclavelles Épinay (marquise d'),The conversations of Emily. Translated from the French of Madame la Comtesse d'Epigny. 2 vols. (London: Printed and sold by John Marshall and Co., 1787. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. <Link to vol. I> <Link to Vol. II>
Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d'Ésclavelles Épinay (marquise d'),The conversations of Emily. Translated from the French of Madame la Comtesse d'Epigny. 2 vols. (London: Printed and sold by John Marshall and Co., 1787. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. <Link to vol. I> <Link to Vol. II>
Date of Entry
07/17/2010
