"They who have a good Constitution of Body, support Heats and Colds: and so they, who have a right Constitution of Soul, bear [the Attacks of] Anger, and Grief, and immoderate Joy, and the other Passions."

— Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by S. Richardson
Date
1758
Metaphor
"They who have a good Constitution of Body, support Heats and Colds: and so they, who have a right Constitution of Soul, bear [the Attacks of] Anger, and Grief, and immoderate Joy, and the other Passions."
Metaphor in Context
They who have a good Constitution of Body, support Heats and Colds: and so they, who have a right Constitution of Soul, bear [the Attacks of] Anger, and Grief, and immoderate Joy, and the other Passions.
(p. 471)
Provenance
Reading
Citation
At least 5 entries in ESTC (1758, 1759, 1768).

See All the Works of Epictetus, Which Are Now Extant; Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved by Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments. Translated from the Original Greek, by Elizabeth Carter. With an Introduction, and Notes, by the Translator. (London: Printed by S. Richardson: and sold by A. Millar, in The Strand; John Rivington, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard; and, R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1758). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
06/21/2011

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.