"The minds of men are after such strange waies besieged, that for to admit the true beams of things, a sincere and polisht Area is wanting"
— Watts, Gilbert (d. 1657)
Author
Date
1640
Metaphor
"The minds of men are after such strange waies besieged, that for to admit the true beams of things, a sincere and polisht Area is wanting"
Metaphor in Context
The minds of men are after such strange waies besieged, that for to admit the true beams of things, a sincere and polisht Area is wanting.
(p. 29)
(p. 29)
Categories
Provenance
Searching OED "fig." in the same section as "mind." Found in "area."
Date of Entry
11/22/2005
