"The Defects of the Mind, like those of the Face, grow worse as we grow old."

— Anonymous


Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
James Hoey
Date
1765
Metaphor
"The Defects of the Mind, like those of the Face, grow worse as we grow old."
Metaphor in Context
The Defects of the Mind, like those of the Face, grow worse as we grow old.
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Categories
Provenance
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Citation
An Index to Mankind: or Maxims Selected from the Wits of all Nations (Dublin: James Hoey, 1765). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
11/23/2011

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