A form may be shot into the soul

— Gould, Robert (b. 1660?, d. in or before 1709)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Lewis
Date
1709
Metaphor
A form may be shot into the soul
Metaphor in Context
Try then, thou who without Controul
  Hast shot thy Form into my Soul
(Whose Eyes still conquer with a View)
O try (tho 'twill be hard to do)
Yet try to make me hate thee too;
  I care not if I'm wretched so I'm true.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
The Works of Mr. Robert Gould: In Two Volumes. Consisting of those Poems and Satyrs Which were formerly Printed, and Corrected since by the Author; As also of the many more which He Design'd for the Press. Publish'd from his Own Original Copies (London: W. Lewis, 1709). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
02/14/2005

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