"I've dreamed in my life dreams that have staid with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind."
— Brontë, Emily (1818-1848)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Thomas Cautley Newby
Date
1847
Metaphor
"I've dreamed in my life dreams that have staid with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind."
Metaphor in Context
"And so do I. I've dreamed in my life dreams that have staid with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind. And this is one--I'm going to tell it--but take care not to smile at any part of it."
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Citation
Brontë, Emily [pseud. Ellis Bell], Wuthering Heights 3 vols. (London: Thomas Cautley Newby, 1847).
Date of Entry
12/15/2010
