Your search for
Literary Period:
"Age of Sensibility"
,
"Early Modern"
,
"Eighteenth Century"
AND
Gender of Author:
"Male"
AND
Nationality of Author:
"English"
AND
Religion of Author:
"Anglican"
AND
Metaphor Category:
"Optics"
AND
Genre:
"Prose"
AND
Politics of Author:
"Tory"
AND
Work title:
"Adventurer, No. 95"
returned 1 results(s) in 0.001 seconds
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 1753
"It has been discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, that the distinct and primogenial colours are only seven; but every eye can witness, that from various mixtures, in various proportions, infinite diversifications of tints may be produced. In like manner, the passions of the mind, which put the world i...
preview | full record— Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)