"A good Grace is to the Body what good Sense is to the Mind."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
James Hoey
Date
1765
Metaphor
"A good Grace is to the Body what good Sense is to the Mind."
Metaphor in Context
Use makes every Posture familiar to the Body, and every Opinion to the Mind.
If a Man will observe as he walks the Streets, I believe he will find the merriest Countenances in Mourning Coaches.
Gravity is a mysterious Carriage of the Body, invented to cover the Defects of the Mind.
A good Grace is to the Body what good Sense is to the Mind.
(74)
If a Man will observe as he walks the Streets, I believe he will find the merriest Countenances in Mourning Coaches.
Gravity is a mysterious Carriage of the Body, invented to cover the Defects of the Mind.
A good Grace is to the Body what good Sense is to the Mind.
(74)
Categories
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
