"Youth and white paper take any impression."
— Ray [formerly Wray], John (1627-1705)
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Publisher
Printed by John Hayes for W. Morden
Date
1670, rev. 1678
Metaphor
"Youth and white paper take any impression."
Metaphor in Context
The more thy years, the nearer thy grave.
Youth and white paper take any impression.
(p. 24)
Youth and white paper take any impression.
(p. 24)
Categories
Provenance
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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
