"I may with the same Naïvité remove the Veil from my mental as well as personal Imperfections; and expose them naked to the World."
— Hay, William (1695-1755)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley
Date
1754
Metaphor
"I may with the same Naïvité remove the Veil from my mental as well as personal Imperfections; and expose them naked to the World."
Metaphor in Context
I do not pretend to be so ingenious as Montaigne; but it is in my Power to be as ingenuous. I may with the same Naïvité remove the Veil from my mental as well as personal Imperfections; and expose them naked to the World. And when I have thus anatomized my self, I hope my Heart will be found sound and untainted, and my Intentions honest and sincere.
(pp. 2-3)
(pp. 2-3)
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Citation
At least 5 entries in ESTC (1754, 1755).
Text from Hay, William, Deformity, An Essay, 2nd edition (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754). <Link to Google Books>
See also See Deformity: An Essay. By William Hay, Esq. (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster Row, 1754). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Hay, William, Deformity, An Essay, 2nd edition (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1754). <Link to Google Books>
See also See Deformity: An Essay. By William Hay, Esq. (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster Row, 1754). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
05/26/2011
