"[P]ains and diseases of the mind are only cured by Forgetfulness;--Reason but skins the wound, which is perpetually liable to fester again"

— Darwin, Erasmus (1731-1802)

Author

Darwin, Erasmus (1731-1802)

Work Title

[Letter]

Date
1790
Metaphor
"[P]ains and diseases of the mind are only cured by Forgetfulness;--Reason but skins the wound, which is perpetually liable to fester again"
Metaphor in Context
I much condole with you on your late loss, I know how to feel for your misfortune! [ref. to death of Edgeworth's daughter Honora (1774-1790)] ... pains and diseases of the mind are only cured by Forgetfulness;--Reason but skins the wound, which is perpetually liable to fester again.
(p. 201)
Categories
Body::Wound::Skin and Fester Body::Disease::Cure
Provenance
Contributed by Joann Kleinneiur (email).
Citation
King-Hele, Desmond. The Letters of Erasmus Darwin. New York: Cambridge UP, 1981.
Date of Entry
05/04/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.