"In all Vice, Pleasure being presented like a Bait, draws sensual Minds to the Hook of Perdition."
— Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by S. Richardson
Date
1758
Metaphor
"In all Vice, Pleasure being presented like a Bait, draws sensual Minds to the Hook of Perdition."
Metaphor in Context
In all Vice, Pleasure being presented like a Bait, draws sensual Minds to the Hook of Perdition.
(p. 493)
(p. 493)
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>
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
