"Nothing is more luxuriant to a thinking mind than self approbation: It is a sun which dispels the clouds of solicitude and anxiety."
— Anonymous [By an American Lady]
Place of Publication
Boston
Date
1793
Metaphor
"Nothing is more luxuriant to a thinking mind than self approbation: It is a sun which dispels the clouds of solicitude and anxiety."
Metaphor in Context
Nothing is more luxuriant to a thinking mind than self approbation: It is a sun which dispels the clouds of solicitude and anxiety. Homer tells us of an herb which the ancients called Nepenthe; that being made an ingredient in their feasts, banished sorrow from their minds. I wish we could obtain this valuable plant for my aunt: It would be a pleasing substitute for cards; for, as usual, the tea tray is no sooner removed, than the apparatus for play is introduced.
(p. 33-4)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in Google Books
Citation
Anonymous, The Hapless Orphan; Or, Innocent Victim of Revenge. A Novel, Founded on Incidents of Real Life. In a Series of Letters from Caroline Francis to Maria B—. (Dublin: Printed for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, and J. Rice, 1793). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
04/18/2011
