Magnetism is "of the nature of soul, surpassing the soul of man"

— Gilbert, William (1544-1603)


Work Title
Date
1600
Metaphor
Magnetism is "of the nature of soul, surpassing the soul of man"
Metaphor in Context
[Described the magnetic force as] "of the nature of soul, surpassing the soul of man"
Provenance
Reading Bredvold, Louis. The Intellectual Milieu of John Dryden. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1962. p. 51.
Theme
Magnetism
Date of Entry
04/06/2005

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