work_id,theme,provenance,created_at,text,reviewed_on,id,comments,metaphor,dictionary,updated_at,context
6164,Face and Mind,HDIS,2003-12-30 00:00:00 UTC,"In language warm as could be breathed or penn'd
Thy picture speaks the original my friend,
Not by those looks that indicate thy mind,
They only speak thee friend of all mankind;
Expression here more soothing still I see,
That friend of all a partial friend to me .
(ll. 1-6, p. 191)",,16330,"•More minds and faces. See previous entry.
•First printed in Poems, by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. in Three Volumes. Vol III. Containing his posthumous poetry, and a sketch of his life. By his kinsman, John Johnson, LL.D., 1815.",The mind may be indicated by looks,"",2009-09-14 19:46:32 UTC,""
6275,Physiognomy,Searching in HDIS (Poetry),2005-05-15 00:00:00 UTC,"Romney, expert infallibly to trace
On chart or canvass, not the form alone
And semblance, but, however faintly shown,
The mind's impression too on every face;
With strokes that time ought never to erase
Thou hast so pencil'd mine, that though I own
The subject worthless, I have never known
The artist shining with superior grace.
But this I mark,--that symptoms none of woe
In thy incomparable work appear.
Well--I am satisfied it should be so,
Since, on maturer thought, the cause is clear;
For in my looks what sorrow couldst thou see
When I was Hayley's guest, and sat to thee?",,16613,•I've included twice: Face and Impression,"Romney is an expert and can trace ""The mind's impression too on every face""","",2009-09-14 19:47:26 UTC,""