"But with the assistance of my motto, I hope at once to elucidate the observation, brighten the mirror of fancy, and solve the fluctuation of doubt."
— Boyd, Hugh (1746-1794)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Calcutta
Publisher
Printed by Joseph Cooper
Date
November 19, 1793
Metaphor
"But with the assistance of my motto, I hope at once to elucidate the observation, brighten the mirror of fancy, and solve the fluctuation of doubt."
Metaphor in Context
It may, perhaps, to some appear inconsistent, that what is not real should belong to Nature, and be authorized by wisdom. But with the assistance of my motto, I hope at once to elucidate the observation, brighten the mirror of fancy, and solve the fluctuation of doubt.
(p. 58)
(p. 58)
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Provenance
Searching "fancy's mirror" in ECCO
Citation
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1795, 1799).
See The Indian Observer. By the Late Hugh Boyd, Esq. and Others. Compiled by Mr. Bone. (Calcutta: Printed by Joseph Cooper, 1795). <Link to ESTC>
See The Indian Observer. By the Late Hugh Boyd, Esq. and Others. Compiled by Mr. Bone. (Calcutta: Printed by Joseph Cooper, 1795). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
07/29/2014
