Thought may melt
— Collins, William (1721-1759)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Gentleman's Magazine
Date
1765
Metaphor
Thought may melt
Metaphor in Context
The Cyprian queen, at Hymen's fond request,
Each nice ingredient chose with happiest art;
Fears, sighs and wishes of the enamoured breast,
And pains that please, are mixed in every part.
With rosy hand the spicy fruit she brought,
From Paphian hills and fair Cythera's isle;
And tempered sweet with these the melting thought,
The kiss ambrosial and the yielding smile;
(ll. 9-16, p. 407)
Each nice ingredient chose with happiest art;
Fears, sighs and wishes of the enamoured breast,
And pains that please, are mixed in every part.
With rosy hand the spicy fruit she brought,
From Paphian hills and fair Cythera's isle;
And tempered sweet with these the melting thought,
The kiss ambrosial and the yielding smile;
(ll. 9-16, p. 407)
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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
11/22/2003
