"A festive glass the drooping mind requires, / His far-off phiz keen Fancy's eye descries"
— Headley, Henry (1765-1788)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Robson
Date
1786
Metaphor
"A festive glass the drooping mind requires, / His far-off phiz keen Fancy's eye descries"
Metaphor in Context
To some dear friend by stealth remembrance flies,
A festive glass the drooping mind requires,
His far-off phiz keen Fancy's eye descries,
Even in his pipe still live the wonted fires;
A festive glass the drooping mind requires,
His far-off phiz keen Fancy's eye descries,
Even in his pipe still live the wonted fires;
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "eye" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from Poems and other Pieces, By Henry Headley (London: Printed for J. Robson) <Link to ECCO>
Note, some of these poems first appeared in Fugitive Pieces (London: Printed for C. Dilly, 1785).
Note, some of these poems first appeared in Fugitive Pieces (London: Printed for C. Dilly, 1785).
Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
04/17/2006
