"It weakens our Humanity, and eradicates an open Confidence, which most Men are born with; but lose, as it were, insensibly, by the Influence of low Maxims: such as are early imprinted on the Minds of all who are educated to the Arts of Bargaining."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Date
Friday, April 24. 1724
Metaphor
"It weakens our Humanity, and eradicates an open Confidence, which most Men are born with; but lose, as it were, insensibly, by the Influence of low Maxims: such as are early imprinted on the Minds of all who are educated to the Arts of Bargaining."
Metaphor in Context
Among the Benefits we owe to Trade, there is One Disadvantage, unavoidably annexed to It--It weakens our Humanity, and eradicates an open Confidence, which most Men are born with; but lose, as it were, insensibly, by the Influence of low Maxims: such as are early imprinted on the Minds of all who are educated to the Arts of Bargaining.
(p. 68)
(p. 68)
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Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
Text from The Plain Dealer: Being Select Essays on Several Curious Subjects: Relating to Friendship, ... Poetry, and Other Branches of Polite Literature. Publish'd originally in the year 1724. And Now First Collected into Two Volumes (London: Printed for S. Richardson, and A. Wilde, 1730.) <Link to Vol. I in ECCO-TCP><Link to Vol. II in ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/17/2013
