"'I am too noble, and of too high a birth,' saith that excellent moralist, 'to be a slave to my body; which I look upon only as a chain thrown upon the liberty of my soul.'"
— Mason, John (1706-1763)
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London
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Printed by J. Waugh
Date
1745
Metaphor
"'I am too noble, and of too high a birth,' saith that excellent moralist, 'to be a slave to my body; which I look upon only as a chain thrown upon the liberty of my soul.'"
Metaphor in Context
Major sum et ad majora natus, quam quod sim corporis mancipium. Quod equidem non aliter aspicio quam vinculum libertati meae circumdatum. Sen. Ep. lxvi.
"I am too noble, and of too high a birth," saith that excellent moralist, "to be a slave to my body; which I look upon only as a chain thrown upon the liberty of my soul. (I.ii, Note 4, p. 20)
"I am too noble, and of too high a birth," saith that excellent moralist, "to be a slave to my body; which I look upon only as a chain thrown upon the liberty of my soul. (I.ii, Note 4, p. 20)
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20 entries in ESTC (1745, 1746, 1748, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1758, 1760, 1764, 1767, 1769, 1774, 1778, 1784, 1788, 1791, 1792, 1794, 1797).
Self-Knowledge. A Treatise, Shewing the Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, and The Way to attain it. Intermixed with various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. By John Mason, A.M. (London: J. Waugh, 1745). <Link to Google>
Self-Knowledge. A Treatise, Shewing the Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, and The Way to attain it. Intermixed with various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. By John Mason, A.M. (London: J. Waugh, 1745). <Link to Google>
Date of Entry
06/11/2013
