"Having to his great Wit added the ballast of Learning"
— Walton, Izaak (1593-1683)
Author
Work Title
Date
1670
Metaphor
"Having to his great Wit added the ballast of Learning"
Metaphor in Context
Having to his great Wit added the ballast of Learning.
(II, p. 100)
(II, p. 100)
Categories
Provenance
Searching OED "fig." in the same section as "mind." Found in "ballast, n."
Date of Entry
11/22/2005
