"Contagion seize 'em, Mildews and Blasts destroy her Beauty, stamp her Face as deform'd as her Soul, for, a Plague on her, she's too handsom now."

— Pix, Mary (c.1666-1720)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Basset [etc.]
Date
1698
Metaphor
"Contagion seize 'em, Mildews and Blasts destroy her Beauty, stamp her Face as deform'd as her Soul, for, a Plague on her, she's too handsom now."
Metaphor in Context
BOND.
Contagion seize 'em, Mildews and Blasts destroy her Beauty, stamp her Face as deform'd as her Soul, for, a Plague on her, she's too handsom now.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "stamp" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
Mary Pix, The Deceiver Deceived: a Comedy (London: R. Basset, 1698).
Theme
Physiognomy; Mind and Body
Date of Entry
04/11/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.