"The Soul resides eminently in the Brain, where all the Nervous Fibres terminate inwardly, like a Musician by a well-tuned Instrument, which has Keys within, on which it may play, and without, on which other Persons and Bodies may also play."
— Cheyne, George (1671-1743)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Strahan
Date
1724
Metaphor
"The Soul resides eminently in the Brain, where all the Nervous Fibres terminate inwardly, like a Musician by a well-tuned Instrument, which has Keys within, on which it may play, and without, on which other Persons and Bodies may also play."
Metaphor in Context
Prop I. The Soul resides eminently in the Brain, where all the Nervous Fibres terminate inwardly, like a Musician by a well-tuned Instrument, which has Keys within, on which it may play, and without, on which other Persons and Bodies may also play. By the inward Keys, I understand those Means by which the Thoughts of the Mind affect the Body; and by the outward, those whereby the Actions or Sensations of the Body affect the Mind. Both these Affections may be called Passions in a general View, as either Part of the Compound is acted upon.
(VI, pp. 144-5)
(VI, pp. 144-5)
Provenance
Reading in the British Library
Citation
Cheyne, George. An Essay of Health and Long Life (London: George Strahan, 1724). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
02/08/2012
