"The understanding, like the eye (says Mr. Locke), whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own object."
— Fielding, Henry (1707-1754)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Date
1739-40
Metaphor
"The understanding, like the eye (says Mr. Locke), whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own object."
Metaphor in Context
The understanding, like the eye (says Mr. Locke), whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own object.
Categories
Provenance
Reading Preston, John. "Tom Jones and the 'Pursuit of True Judgment.'" ELH 33.3 (1966): 315-26. p. 316.
Citation
Preston cites Miscellaneous Writings, ed. W. E. Henley (London, 1903), ii, 223.
Theme
Mind's Eye; Lockean Metaphor
Date of Entry
05/29/2006
