"Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile"

— Bacon, Sir Francis, Lord Verulam (1561-1626)


Date
1612
Metaphor
"Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile"
Metaphor in Context
Solid and sober natures, have more of the ballast, then of the saile
(p. 464)
Provenance
Searching OED "fig." in the same section as "mind." Found in "ballast, n."
Date of Entry
11/22/2005

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