"The Mind of Man is compared by Montaigne to a fertile Field, which tho' it be left entirely uncultivated, still retains all its genial Powers; but instead of producing any Thing lovely or profitable, sends forth only Weeds and wild Herbs of various Kinds, which serve to no Use or Emolument whatsoever."
— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
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Date
March 24, 1752
Metaphor
"The Mind of Man is compared by Montaigne to a fertile Field, which tho' it be left entirely uncultivated, still retains all its genial Powers; but instead of producing any Thing lovely or profitable, sends forth only Weeds and wild Herbs of various Kinds, which serve to no Use or Emolument whatsoever."
Metaphor in Context
The Mind of Man is compared by Montaigne to a fertile Field, which tho' it be left entirely uncultivated, still retains all its genial Powers; but instead of producing any Thing lovely or profitable, sends forth only Weeds and wild Herbs of various Kinds, which serve to no Use or Emolument whatsoever.
(I, pp. 274-5)
(I, pp. 274-5)
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Citation
Henry Fielding, The Covent-Garden Journal, ed. G. E. Jensen, 2 vols. (New Haven: Yale UP, 1915).
Date of Entry
04/17/2012
