The mind may feel "Terrour and consternation"

— Cowper, William (1731-1800)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Joseph Johnson
Date
1791
Metaphor
The mind may feel "Terrour and consternation"
Metaphor in Context
Terrour and consternation at that sound
The mind of Priam felt; erect the hair
Bristled his limbs, and with amaze he stood
Motionless. But the God, meantime, approach'd,
And, seizing ancient Priam's hand, enquired.
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1791, 1792).

Text from The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated Into English Blank Verse, by W. Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq., 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Johnson, No 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1791). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
01/02/2004

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