"Her curious Thoughts the Ring's Impression bear, / And new Ideas interrupt her Rest."
— Ogle, George (1704-1746)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson
Date
1741
Metaphor
"Her curious Thoughts the Ring's Impression bear, / And new Ideas interrupt her Rest."
Metaphor in Context
Thee, placid Queen of Night--the Sultan own'd,
In shining Visions of recover'd Arms!
Thou, to the Syrian lengthen'd Wisdom's Sound,
And Cosroës still his fix'd Attention charms:
But most the Tartar Princess claim'd thy Care,
To sooth the soft Impatience of her Breast;
Her curious Thoughts the Ring's Impression bear,
And new Ideas interrupt her Rest,
In Fancy she surveys the Sylvan Scenes,
And hears the feather'd Choirs--and learns their tuneful Strains!
In shining Visions of recover'd Arms!
Thou, to the Syrian lengthen'd Wisdom's Sound,
And Cosroës still his fix'd Attention charms:
But most the Tartar Princess claim'd thy Care,
To sooth the soft Impatience of her Breast;
Her curious Thoughts the Ring's Impression bear,
And new Ideas interrupt her Rest,
In Fancy she surveys the Sylvan Scenes,
And hears the feather'd Choirs--and learns their tuneful Strains!
Categories
Provenance
Searching "impression" and "thought" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "idea"
Citation
At least 4 entries in ESTC (1741, 1742, 1785, 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
05/20/2005
Date of Review
06/05/2011
