"The Seeds of Prudence which are sow'd in humane Minds, when they are scatter'd in Woman, are invested with a contrary Nature so corrupted, that they produce Fruits quite different from the Original."
— Gildon, Charles (1665-1724)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
The Post-boy rob'd of his Mail: or, the Pacquet Broke Open
Date
1692
Metaphor
"The Seeds of Prudence which are sow'd in humane Minds, when they are scatter'd in Woman, are invested with a contrary Nature so corrupted, that they produce Fruits quite different from the Original."
Metaphor in Context
The Seeds of Prudence which are sow'd in humane Minds, when they are scatter'd in Woman, are invested with a contrary Nature so corrupted, that they produce Fruits quite different from the Original. But if the truly wise Person sits enthron'd upon a Four-square Stone, to shew the Reward of unshaken Constancy, which is the immoveable Basis of Eternity due to his Merit; the Female Sex can have no Seat among such Glories as these, a Sex so fickle and inconstant, that Fortune, which causes such Convulsions in the World, is clad in Female habit, to denote the Resemblance between that Sex and her.
(pp. 303-4)
(pp. 303-4)
Categories
Provenance
C-H Lion
Citation
Charles Gildon, The Post-boy rob'd of his Mail: or, the Pacquet Broke Open. Consisting of Five Hundred Letters, to Persons of several Qualities and Conditions. With Observations Upon each Letter. Publish'd by a Gentleman concern'd in the Frolick. Licens'd and Entred, according to Order (London: Printed for John Dunton, 1692). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
06/30/2013
