"To have wind-mills in his head."
— Ray [formerly Wray], John (1627-1705)
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Publisher
Printed by John Hayes for W. Morden
Date
1670, rev. 1678
Metaphor
"To have wind-mills in his head."
Metaphor in Context
Wind and weather do thy worst.
To go down the wind.
Win it and wear it.
To have one in the wind.
To have wind-mills in his head.
Keep your wind, &c. v. breath.
You may wink and chuse.
(p. 216)
To go down the wind.
Win it and wear it.
To have one in the wind.
To have wind-mills in his head.
Keep your wind, &c. v. breath.
You may wink and chuse.
(p. 216)
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Citation
Ray, John. A Collection of English Proverbs Digested into a Convenient Method for the Speedy Finding Any One upon Occasion: with Short Annotations (Cambridge: Printed by John Hayes for W. Morden, 1678). <Link to EEBO><Link to Google Books edition of 1768>
Date of Entry
06/28/2011
