"Say what strange sympathy in kindred souls, / (Strong as the fam'd attraction of the poles,) / Governs the lover with magnetic force, / Inspires the passion, and directs its course"
— Bowden, Samuel (fl. 1733-1761)
Place of Publication
Bath
Publisher
Printed by T. Boddely, for the Author
Date
1754
Metaphor
"Say what strange sympathy in kindred souls, / (Strong as the fam'd attraction of the poles,) / Governs the lover with magnetic force, / Inspires the passion, and directs its course"
Metaphor in Context
Say what strange sympathy in kindred souls,
(Strong as the fam'd attraction of the poles,)
Governs the lover with magnetic force,
Inspires the passion, and directs its course;
Thro' life's dim curtain sheds the guiding ray,
Which to the destin'd union points the way.
She must be all that fancy can require,
To reign sole object of a Boyle's desire;
(Strong as the fam'd attraction of the poles,)
Governs the lover with magnetic force,
Inspires the passion, and directs its course;
Thro' life's dim curtain sheds the guiding ray,
Which to the destin'd union points the way.
She must be all that fancy can require,
To reign sole object of a Boyle's desire;
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Poems on Various Subjects; with some Essays in Prose, Letters to Correspondents, &c. and A Treatise on Health. By Samuel Bowden (Bath: T. Boddely, 1754). <Link to Google Books>
Theme
Sympathy; Magnetism
Date of Entry
02/22/2006
