"But Friendship is the Mirror of the Mind, which lays open to us all our Faults"
— Shadwell, Charles (d. 1726)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A. Bettesworth
Date
1720
Metaphor
"But Friendship is the Mirror of the Mind, which lays open to us all our Faults"
Metaphor in Context
SIR. PAT.
Heav'n make me good enough for your Example; too well I know all of us have got our favourite Passions, and our Vices too. But Friendship is the Mirror of the Mind, which lays open to us all our Faults.
Heav'n make me good enough for your Example; too well I know all of us have got our favourite Passions, and our Vices too. But Friendship is the Mirror of the Mind, which lays open to us all our Faults.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mirror" and "mind" in HDIS (Drama); found again "passion"
Citation
Five New Plays: viz. I. The Hasty Wedding: Or, The Intriguing Squire. A Comedy. II. The Sham Prince: Or, News from Passau. A Comedy. III. Rotherick O'Connor, King of Connaught: Or, The Distress'd Princess. A Tragedy. IV. The Plotting Lovers: Or, The Dismal Squire. A Farce. V. Irish Hospitality: Or, Virtue Rewarded. A Comedy. As they are Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Dublin. Written by Mr. Charles Shadwell (London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, 1720). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
11/30/2005
