"There are as many species of soul as there are of republics: five of each."
— Adams, John (1735-1826)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry
Date
1787
Metaphor
"There are as many species of soul as there are of republics: five of each."
Metaphor in Context
Letter XXXIII
Although there is but one principle of virtue, those of vice are infinite; of which there are four which deserve to be mentioned. There are as many species of soul as there are of republics: five of each. That which is above described is one.
(p. 189)
(p. 189)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
7 entries in ESTC (1787, 1788, 1794, 1797).
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, by John Adams, LL.D. and a Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. (London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1787). <Link to ESTC>
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, by John Adams, LL.D. and a Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. (London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1787). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
11/11/2013
