"Search each his own Breast first, read that with Care, / And mark if no one Crime be written There!"

— Miller, James (1704-1744)

Author

Miller, James (1704-1744)

Work Title

Seasonable Reproof: Or, The Poetical Pillory. A Satire. In the Manner of Horace. [from Miscellaneous Work in Verse and Prose. By Mr. Miller: Volume the first]

Place of Publication
London
Date
1741
Metaphor
"Search each his own Breast first, read that with Care, / And mark if no one Crime be written There!"
Metaphor in Context
Search each his own Breast first, read that with Care,
And mark if no one Crime be written There!
For Thou who, faulty, wrong'st another's Fame,
Howe'er so great and dignify'd thy Name,
The Muse shall drag thee forth to publick Shame;
Pluck the fair Feathers from thy Swan-skin Heart,
And shew thee black and guileful as thou art.
Categories
Writing
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
12/18/2006

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