"The passions are the wings of spirit. Cold tranquillity the grave of thought"
— Yearsley, Ann (bap. 1753, d. 1806)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
G. G. and J. Robinson
Date
1795
Metaphor
"The passions are the wings of spirit. Cold tranquillity the grave of thought"
Metaphor in Context
'Well, Sir, you say the passions are dangerous, I believe they are useful, and only rebellious, when we would give them false, meanings, or render them subservient to poor convenience. The passions are the wings of spirit. Cold tranquillity the grave of thought. Turn you eyes to my convent! Even there the passions reign; but they rove through the mind like murmuring, winds through barren and gloomy regions."
(I, p. 190)
(I, p. 190)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" in Google Books
Citation
Ann Yearsley, The Royal Captives: a Fragment of Secret History. Copied from an Old Manuscript by Ann Yearsley. (London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795). <Link to volume 1 in Google Books><Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
01/09/2012
