"Their Understandings are hereby cooped up in narrow Bounds, so that they never look abroad into other Provinces of the intellectual World, which are more beautiful perhaps and more fruitful than their own."
— Watts, Isaac (1674-1748)
Author
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for James Brackstone
Date
1741
Metaphor
"Their Understandings are hereby cooped up in narrow Bounds, so that they never look abroad into other Provinces of the intellectual World, which are more beautiful perhaps and more fruitful than their own."
Metaphor in Context
X. SUFFER not any beloved Study to prejudice your Mind so far in favour of it as to despise all other Learning. This is a Fault of some little Souls who have got a smattering of Astronomy, Chemistry, Metaphysicks, History, &c. and for want of a due Acquaintance with other Sciences make a Scoff at them all in comparison of their favourite Science. Their Understandings are hereby cooped up in narrow Bounds, so that they never look abroad into other Provinces of the intellectual World, which are more beautiful perhaps and more fruitful than their own: If they would search a little into other Sciences, they might not only find Treasures of new Knowledge, but might be furnished also with rich Hints of Thought and glorious Assistances to cultivate that very Province to which they have confined themselves.
(pp. 204-5)
(pp. 204-5)
Provenance
Searching and Reading in Google Books
Citation
32 entries in ESTC (1741, 1743, 1753, 1754, 1761, 1768, 1773, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1798, 1799, 1800).
Most text drawn from Google Books. See The Improvement of the Mind: or, a Supplement to the Art of Logick: Containing a Variety of Remarks and Rules for the Attainment and Communication of Useful Knowledge, in Religion, in the Sciences, and in Common Life. By I. Watts, D.D. (London: Printed for James Brackstone, at the Globe in Cornhill, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to 2nd edition in Google Books>
Most text drawn from Google Books. See The Improvement of the Mind: or, a Supplement to the Art of Logick: Containing a Variety of Remarks and Rules for the Attainment and Communication of Useful Knowledge, in Religion, in the Sciences, and in Common Life. By I. Watts, D.D. (London: Printed for James Brackstone, at the Globe in Cornhill, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to 2nd edition in Google Books>
Date of Entry
02/05/2014
