"But various are the effects of the same disease, upon the human body, and as various are the effects of the self-same passion upon the human mind.--I think that last a good pretty philosophical sort of a sentence.--'Tis poetical, at least."
— Griffith, Elizabeth (1720-1793)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"But various are the effects of the same disease, upon the human body, and as various are the effects of the self-same passion upon the human mind.--I think that last a good pretty philosophical sort of a sentence.--'Tis poetical, at least."
Metaphor in Context
I am delighted at the idea of Miss Harley's falling in love by a coup d'oeil, and shall certainly congratulate Charles on his conquest. Dry wood is more apt to take fire, than when 'tis green, we all know, but why the deuce came Miss Touchwood, to make such a smoke and pother?--I never knew but one person, besides Miss Harley, whose temper was not softened by love; she poor dear was a middle-aged Lady also, and the fonder she grew of her lover, the more spiteful she became to all the rest of the world.--But various are the effects of the same disease, upon the human body, and as various are the effects of the self-same passion upon the human mind.--I think that last a good pretty philosophical sort of a sentence.--'Tis poetical, at least.
(I, pp. 207-8)
(I, pp. 207-8)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO-TCP
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1776).
The Story of Lady Juliana Harley: A Novel. In Letters. By Mrs. Griffith (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to Vol. I in ECCO-TCP><Link to Vol. II in ECCO-TCP>
The Story of Lady Juliana Harley: A Novel. In Letters. By Mrs. Griffith (London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to Vol. I in ECCO-TCP><Link to Vol. II in ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/19/2013
