Fable is a mirror in which an image of the mind may be presented
— Wilkie, William (1721-1772)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly
Date
1768
Metaphor
Fable is a mirror in which an image of the mind may be presented
Metaphor in Context
Thus, Fable to the human-kind
Presents an image of the mind,
It is a mirror where we spy
At large our own deformity,
And learn of course those faults to mend
Which but to mention would offend.
Presents an image of the mind,
It is a mirror where we spy
At large our own deformity,
And learn of course those faults to mend
Which but to mention would offend.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "mirror" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1768, 1795).
Fables. By William Wilkie, D. D. Professor Of Natural Philosophy In The University Of St. Andrews. (London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, In The Poultry Near The Mansion House; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, at Edinburgh, 1768). <Link to ESTC>
See also The Poetical Works of William Wilkie, D.D. (Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell and Son, 1795).
Fables. By William Wilkie, D. D. Professor Of Natural Philosophy In The University Of St. Andrews. (London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, In The Poultry Near The Mansion House; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, at Edinburgh, 1768). <Link to ESTC>
See also The Poetical Works of William Wilkie, D.D. (Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell and Son, 1795).
Date of Entry
06/28/2005
