"The Muscles of her Face still retained the Stamp of the last Sentiment of her Soul"

— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)


Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed for the Author by Dillon Chamberlaine
Date
Published serially, 1765-1770
Metaphor
"The Muscles of her Face still retained the Stamp of the last Sentiment of her Soul"
Metaphor in Context
When she drew near the Goal of her blessed Course upon Earth, O my almightySamson ! she faintly cried, thou shakest the two Pillars of my frail and sinful Fabric; finish then thy Conquest in me; down, down with the whole Building appointed to ruin! let no one, O Lord, of mine Enemies or of thine Enemies escape thy victorious Arm! but slay all those by my Death, with whom I have been vainly combating during my Life-time! So saying, her Pains in an Instant forsook her. The Form of her Countenance was suddenly changed from the Expression of Agony into that of Ecstasy. She raised her Hands on high, and exerting herself to follow them, she cried, I come, I come! then sighed and dropped over. --The Muscles of her Face still retained the Stamp of the last Sentiment of her Soul, and while the Body hastened to be mingled with Earth, it seemed to partake of that Heaven to which its Spirit had been exalted.
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "soul" in HDIS (Prose)
Citation
17 entries in the ESTC (1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1776, 1777, 1782, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794).

Text from The Fool of Quality, or, the History of Henry Earl of Moreland. (Dublin: Printed for the Author by Dillon Chamberlaine, 1765-1770). <Link to ECCO>. Note, vol. 2 is dated 1766, vol. 3 1768, vol. 4 1769, vol. 5 1770.
Theme
Physiognomy; Inner and Outer
Date of Entry
03/10/2005

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