"Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile"
— Bacon, Sir Francis, Lord Verulam (1561-1626)
Work Title
Date
1612
Metaphor
"Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile"
Metaphor in Context
Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile
(p. 464)
(p. 464)
Categories
Provenance
Searching OED "fig." in the same section as "mind." Found in "ballast, n."
Date of Entry
11/22/2005
