" The Human Face, a Furnace seal'd / The Human Heart, its hungry Gorge."

— Blake, William (1757-1827)


Publisher
The Author and Printer, W. Blake
Date
1794
Metaphor
" The Human Face, a Furnace seal'd / The Human Heart, its hungry Gorge."
Metaphor in Context
The Human Dress, is forged Iron
The Human Form, a fiery Forge.
The Human Face, a Furnace seal'd
The Human Heart, its hungry Gorge.

Provenance
Searching "heart" and "seal" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/17/2005

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