"Justice should be a man's governor [...] Reason his secretary, / Judgment his steward."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Scatcherd and Whitaker, Ave Maria-Lane; J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly
Date
October, 1784
Metaphor
"Justice should be a man's governor [...] Reason his secretary, / Judgment his steward."
Metaphor in Context
Justice should be a man's governor,
Temperance his friend,
Prudence his counsellor,
Fortitude his champion,
Hope his food,
Charity his house,
Faith or sincerity his porter,
Wit his companion,
Love his bedfellow,
Patience his mistress,
Reason his secretary,
Judgment his steward.
(pp. 316-7)
Temperance his friend,
Prudence his counsellor,
Fortitude his champion,
Hope his food,
Charity his house,
Faith or sincerity his porter,
Wit his companion,
Love his bedfellow,
Patience his mistress,
Reason his secretary,
Judgment his steward.
(pp. 316-7)
Provenance
Searching "the mind is a" in Google Books
Citation
Anonymous, "A Dozen of Allegories," The European Magazine and London Review (London: Scatcherd and Whitaker, 1784): 316. <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
04/16/2011
