Heaven stamped perfection on Caroline's mind

— Pilkington, Matthew (1701-1774)

Author

Pilkington, Matthew (1701-1774)

Work Title

An Ode, Perform'd at the Castle of Dublin, October 30. BEING THE BIRTH-DAY Of His Sacred Majesty KING GEORGE II.[from Poems on Several Occasions ... To which is added, the Plague of Wealth, Occasion'd By the Author's receiving fifty Pounds from his Excellency the Lord Carteret, for the foremention'd Ode. With several Poems not in the Dublin Edition. By Matthew Pilkington. Revised by the Reverend Dr. Swift]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Woodward ... Charles Davis ... and W. Bowyer
Date
1731
Metaphor
Heaven stamped perfection on Caroline's mind
Metaphor in Context
Heav'n, to grace his Throne inclin'd,
  Created, with exactest Care,
  Caroline, surpassing fair,
And stamp'd Perfection on her Mind,
Categories
Uncategorized::Stamping::Perfection
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/07/2005

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