"Being chosen by Vulcan, Neptune and Minerva, to give his judgment concerning their works, he blamed them all; Neptune for not making his bull with horns before his eyes; Minerva for building a house that could not be removed in case of bad neighbours; and Vulcan for making a man without a window in his breast, that his treacheries might be seen."
— Noorthouck, John (1746?-1816)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell
Date
1776
Metaphor
"Being chosen by Vulcan, Neptune and Minerva, to give his judgment concerning their works, he blamed them all; Neptune for not making his bull with horns before his eyes; Minerva for building a house that could not be removed in case of bad neighbours; and Vulcan for making a man without a window in his breast, that his treacheries might be seen."
Metaphor in Context
MOMUS, the god of jesting among the poets, who ridiculed both Gods and Men. Being chosen by Vulcan, Neptune and Minerva, to give his judgment concerning their works, he blamed them all; Neptune for not making his bull with horns before his eyes; Minerva for building a house that could not be removed in case of bad neighbours; and Vulcan for making a man without a window in his breast, that his treacheries might be seen.
(vol. II)
(vol. II)
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Citation
Only 1 entry in the ESTC (1776).
See An Historical and Classical Dictionary: Containing the Lives and Characters of the Most Eminent and Learned Persons, in Every Age and Nation, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. In Two Volumes. By John Noorthouck. (London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See An Historical and Classical Dictionary: Containing the Lives and Characters of the Most Eminent and Learned Persons, in Every Age and Nation, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. In Two Volumes. By John Noorthouck. (London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
09/01/2014
