"They George's Image in his Coin approve, / Thy pictur'd Mind I in thy Letters love."

— Masters, Mary (1694-1771)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1755
Metaphor
"They George's Image in his Coin approve, / Thy pictur'd Mind I in thy Letters love."
Metaphor in Context
A shining Treasure from the World conceal'd,
A Treasure only to my self reveal'd:
Like them, I too shall frequently retire,
Count my rich Store, and secretly admire;
They George's Image in his Coin approve,
Thy pictur'd Mind I in thy Letters love.

But here, indeed, we something disagree,
'Tis Money pleases them, and Paper me.
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "coin" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1755).

Familiar Letters and Poems on Several Occasions. by Mary Masters. (London: Printed for the author, by D. Henry and R. Cave, 1755). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
04/14/2005

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