The heart may bleed in sorrow
— Collins, William (1721-1759)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
R. Manby and H. S. Cox
Date
1749
Metaphor
The heart may bleed in sorrow
Metaphor in Context
In yon deep bed of whispering reeds
His airy harp shall now be laid,
That he, whose heart in sorrow bleeds,
May love through life the soothing shade.
(ll. 5-8, p. 489)
His airy harp shall now be laid,
That he, whose heart in sorrow bleeds,
May love through life the soothing shade.
(ll. 5-8, p. 489)
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Provenance
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Citation
Ed. Roger Lonsdale. The Poems of Thomas Gray, William Collins, and Oliver Goldsmith. London and New York: Longman and Norton: 1972
Date of Entry
11/21/2003
