"The younger two were of a milder Kind, / And bore their Sire's Impression on the Mind."
— Ogle, George (1704-1746)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson
Date
1741
Metaphor
"The younger two were of a milder Kind, / And bore their Sire's Impression on the Mind."
Metaphor in Context
His Consort lost, a widowed Life he led,
Three manly Sons had crown'd his nuptial Bed;
The eldest far unlike the generous Knight,
A rough, suspicious, base, uncourteous Wight:
To all ungentle, to his Father most,
His Age he slighted, and his Love he lost:
The younger two were of a milder Kind,
And bore their Sire's Impression on the Mind.
Three manly Sons had crown'd his nuptial Bed;
The eldest far unlike the generous Knight,
A rough, suspicious, base, uncourteous Wight:
To all ungentle, to his Father most,
His Age he slighted, and his Love he lost:
The younger two were of a milder Kind,
And bore their Sire's Impression on the Mind.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "impression" in in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1741, 1742, 1795).
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Several Hands. Publish'd by Mr. Ogle, 3 vols. (London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Several Hands. Publish'd by Mr. Ogle, 3 vols. (London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
05/15/2005
