The young mind is an "opening flower" that may be beautified by cultivation
— Wallis, Hannah (fl. 1787)
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1787
Metaphor
The young mind is an "opening flower" that may be beautified by cultivation
Metaphor in Context
Oh! bow your head in silence then,
Say, 'Lord, thy will be done.'
Turn all your love and grace, I pray,
From father unto son.
Does he not need your utmost care,
To cultivate his mind?
This opening flower beautify,
That you may comfort find.
(ll. 41-8, p. 409)
Say, 'Lord, thy will be done.'
Turn all your love and grace, I pray,
From father unto son.
Does he not need your utmost care,
To cultivate his mind?
This opening flower beautify,
That you may comfort find.
(ll. 41-8, p. 409)
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Citation
Lonsdale, R. Ed. Eighteenth Century Women Poets (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1989).
Date of Entry
07/29/2003
