"These various movements of her mind were not commented on, nor were the luxuriant shoots restrained by culture."

— Wollstonecraft, Mary (1759-1797)


Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson
Date
1788
Metaphor
"These various movements of her mind were not commented on, nor were the luxuriant shoots restrained by culture."
Metaphor in Context
The orient pearls were strewed around --she hailed the morn, and sung with wild delight, Glory to God on high, good will towards men. She was indeed so much affected when she joined in the prayer for her eternal preservation, that she could hardly conceal her violent emotions; and the recollection never failed to wake her dormant piety when earthly passions made it grow languid.

These various movements of her mind were not commented on, nor were the luxuriant shoots restrained by culture. The servants and the poor adored her.
(p. 30)
Provenance
Searching in HDIS; found again reading Helen Thompson, Ingenuous Subjection (Penn Press, 2005), p. 202.
Citation
Only one entry in ESTC (1788).

See Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary, A Fiction (Printed for J. Johnson, 1788). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
03/23/2013

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