"That you, my young friend, may be enabled, by the Grace of God, to preserve your heart pure and unsullied, as at the moment of quitting your parents roof, through every temptation which may beset you; and that it may, like metal purified in the furnace, shine forth so much the brighter from triumphing over every gilded snare, is one of the most ardent wishes, and sincere prayer of, / Your very affectionate Friend, / M.P."
— Kilner, Dorothy (1755-1836)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Marshall
Date
1790?
Metaphor
"That you, my young friend, may be enabled, by the Grace of God, to preserve your heart pure and unsullied, as at the moment of quitting your parents roof, through every temptation which may beset you; and that it may, like metal purified in the furnace, shine forth so much the brighter from triumphing over every gilded snare, is one of the most ardent wishes, and sincere prayer of, / Your very affectionate Friend, / M.P."
Metaphor in Context
That you, my young friend, may be enabled, by the Grace of God, to preserve your heart pure and unsullied, as at the moment of quitting your parents roof, through every temptation which may beset you; and that it may, like metal purified in the furnace, shine forth so much the brighter from triumphing over every gilded snare, is one of the most ardent wishes, and sincere prayer of,
Your very affectionate Friend,
M.P.
(Vol. I, pages vii-iii)
Your very affectionate Friend,
M.P.
(Vol. I, pages vii-iii)
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by PC Fleming
Citation
Kilner, Dorothy. Anecdotes of a Boarding-School; or, an Antidote to the Vices of Those Useful Seminaries. . By M. P. 2 vols. (London: Printed and sold by John Marshall and Co., [1790?]). <Link to Vol. I>
<Link to Vol. II>
Date of Entry
07/19/2010
