"Instruction is the food of the mind; it is like the dew and the rain and the rich soil."
— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. Johnson
Date
1814
Metaphor
"Instruction is the food of the mind; it is like the dew and the rain and the rich soil."
Metaphor in Context
Instruction is the food of the mind; it is like the dew and the rain and the rich soil. As the soil and the rain and the dew cause the tree to swell and put forth its tender shoots, so do books and study and discourse feed the mind, and make it unfold its hidden powers.
Reverence therefore your own mind; receive the nurture of instruction, that the man within you may grow and flourish. You cannot guess how excellent he may become.
(Hymn X, pp. 90-1)
Reverence therefore your own mind; receive the nurture of instruction, that the man within you may grow and flourish. You cannot guess how excellent he may become.
(Hymn X, pp. 90-1)
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Hymns in Prose for Children, by the Author of Lessons for Children, 16th edition, much enlarged (London: J. Johnson, 1814).
Date of Entry
03/08/2014
