"Her lovely Mind shines chearful thro' her Face, / A sacred Lamp in a fair Crystal Case."
— Hughes, John (1678?-1720)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts
Date
1735
Metaphor
"Her lovely Mind shines chearful thro' her Face, / A sacred Lamp in a fair Crystal Case."
Metaphor in Context
Engaging CYNTHIA's arm'd with every Grace;
Her lovely Mind shines chearful thro' her Face,
A sacred Lamp in a fair Crystal Case.
Not Venus-Star, the brightest of the Sphere,
Smiles so serene, or casts a Light so clear.
O happy Brother of this wondrous Fair!
The best of Sisters well deserves thy Care;
Her sighing Lovers, who in Crouds adore,
Wou'd wish thy Place, did they not wish for more.
What Angels are, when We desire to know,
We form a Thought by such as She below,
And thence conclude they're bright beyond Compare,
Compos'd of all that's Good, and all that's Fair.
Her lovely Mind shines chearful thro' her Face,
A sacred Lamp in a fair Crystal Case.
Not Venus-Star, the brightest of the Sphere,
Smiles so serene, or casts a Light so clear.
O happy Brother of this wondrous Fair!
The best of Sisters well deserves thy Care;
Her sighing Lovers, who in Crouds adore,
Wou'd wish thy Place, did they not wish for more.
What Angels are, when We desire to know,
We form a Thought by such as She below,
And thence conclude they're bright beyond Compare,
Compos'd of all that's Good, and all that's Fair.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "lamp" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
John Hughes, Poems on Several Occasions. With some Select Essays in Prose. 2 vols. (London: Printed by J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1735). <Link to vol. I in Google Books> <Link to vol. II in Google Books> <See also 1779 edition in Google Books>
Theme
Physiognomy
Date of Entry
01/18/2006
