"His brightening mind brightened his features, and added spirit and nobility to their aspect."
— Brontë, Emily (1818-1848)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Thomas Cautley Newby
Date
1847
Metaphor
"His brightening mind brightened his features, and added spirit and nobility to their aspect."
Metaphor in Context
When this slight disagreement was over, they were thick again, and as busy as possible in their several occupations of pupil and teacher. I came in to sit with them, after I had done my work, and I felt so soothed and comforted to watch them, that I did not notice how time got on. You know they both appeared, in a measure, my children: I had long been proud of one, and now I was sure the other would be a source of equal satisfaction. His honest, warm, and intelligent nature shook off rapidly the clouds of ignorance and degradation in which it had been bred; and Catherine's sincere commendations acted as a spur to his industry. His brightening mind brightened his features, and added spirit and nobility to their aspect. I could hardly fancy it the same individual I had beheld on the day I discovered my little lady at Wuthering Heights, after her expedition to the Crags.
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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
