"Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind / To stamp a lasting image of the mind!"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Dodsley
Date
1781
Metaphor
"Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind / To stamp a lasting image of the mind!"
Metaphor in Context
Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind
To stamp a lasting image of the mind!
Beasts may convey, and tuneful birds may sing,
Their mutual feelings, in the opening spring;
But Man alone has skill and power to send
The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend;
'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise
Ages remote, and nations yet to rise.
To stamp a lasting image of the mind!
Beasts may convey, and tuneful birds may sing,
Their mutual feelings, in the opening spring;
But Man alone has skill and power to send
The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend;
'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise
Ages remote, and nations yet to rise.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 2 entries in the ESTC (1781, 1783).
See The Library. A Poem. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, In Pall-Mall, 1781). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Text from The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by His Son. In Eight Volumes. (London: John Murray, 1838). <Link to LION>
See The Library. A Poem. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, In Pall-Mall, 1781). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Text from The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by His Son. In Eight Volumes. (London: John Murray, 1838). <Link to LION>
Date of Entry
04/07/2005
