"Religion is exalted Reason, refin'd and sifted from the grosser Parts of it; It dwells in the upper Region of the Mind, where there are fewest Clouds or Mists to darken or offend it."

— Anonymous


Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
James Hoey
Date
1765
Metaphor
"Religion is exalted Reason, refin'd and sifted from the grosser Parts of it; It dwells in the upper Region of the Mind, where there are fewest Clouds or Mists to darken or offend it."
Metaphor in Context
Religion is exalted Reason, refin'd and sifted from the grosser Parts of it; It dwells in the upper Region of the Mind, where there are fewest Clouds or Mists to darken or offend it: It is both the Foundation and the Crown of all Virtues: It is Morally improv'd and rais'd to its Height, by being carried nearer Heaven, the only Place where Perfecation resides.
Superstition is the Spleen of the Soul.
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Provenance
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Citation
An Index to Mankind: or Maxims Selected from the Wits of all Nations (Dublin: James Hoey, 1765). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
11/23/2011

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