"Her mind, not less pure and unsullied, was obvious and transparent as the dear rivulet in the sequestered vale."

— Brooke [née Moore], Frances (bap. 1724, d. 1789)


Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1777
Metaphor
"Her mind, not less pure and unsullied, was obvious and transparent as the dear rivulet in the sequestered vale."
Metaphor in Context
Her mind, not less pure and unsullied, was obvious and transparent as the dear rivulet in the sequestered vale. (I.iii.2, p. 97)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in ECCO
Citation
At least 3 entries in the ESTC (1777, 1785).

See The Excursion. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Brooke (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1777). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/27/2013

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