"The Stoical Scheme of Supplying our Wants by lopping off our Desires, is like cutting off our Feet when we want Shoes."
— Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Morphew, near Stationer's-Hall
Date
1713
Metaphor
"The Stoical Scheme of Supplying our Wants by lopping off our Desires, is like cutting off our Feet when we want Shoes."
Metaphor in Context
The Stoical Scheme of Supplying our Wants by lopping off our Desires, is like cutting off our Feet when we want Shoes.
(p. 242)
(p. 242)
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Citation
Jonathan Swift, Various Thoughts, Moral and Diverting in Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, 2nd edition (London: Printed for John Morphew, near Stationer's-Hall, [1713][1714]). <Link to ESTC>
Written in 1706. See also 1726 and later publications under the title Thoughts on Various Subjects, which expands the original publication. Modernized text consulted at Project Gutenberg.
Written in 1706. See also 1726 and later publications under the title Thoughts on Various Subjects, which expands the original publication. Modernized text consulted at Project Gutenberg.
Date of Entry
09/07/2023
