"I doubt, Old Gentleman, you have such a Torrent of Philosophy running throngh your Pericranium, that it has washt your Brains away."
— Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for H. Rhodes, R. Parker, and S. Briscoe
Date
1696
Metaphor
"I doubt, Old Gentleman, you have such a Torrent of Philosophy running throngh your Pericranium, that it has washt your Brains away."
Metaphor in Context
SIR NOVELTY.
I doubt, Old Gentleman, you have such a Torrent of Philosophy running throngh your Pericranium, that it has washt your Brains away.
(III.i, p. 40)
I doubt, Old Gentleman, you have such a Torrent of Philosophy running throngh your Pericranium, that it has washt your Brains away.
(III.i, p. 40)
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Provenance
Searching in C-H Lion
Citation
Loves Last Shift; or The Fool in Fashion. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesty's Servants. Written by C. Cibber (London: Printed for H. Rhodes, R. Parker, and S. Briscoe,1696). <Link to EEBO-TCP>
Date of Entry
07/08/2013
