"This Magnet, spite of nature's laws, / Still as more distant stronger draws, / And what's more strange, (too well I feel!) / Attracts all hearts but hearts of steel"
— Graham, James (1765-1811)
Author
Place of Publication
Paisley
Publisher
Printed by J. Neilson for the Author
Date
1794
Metaphor
"This Magnet, spite of nature's laws, / Still as more distant stronger draws, / And what's more strange, (too well I feel!) / Attracts all hearts but hearts of steel"
Metaphor in Context
This Magnet, spite of nature's laws,
Still as more distant stronger draws,
And what's more strange, (too well I feel!)
Attracts all hearts but hearts of steel.
Still as more distant stronger draws,
And what's more strange, (too well I feel!)
Attracts all hearts but hearts of steel.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry)
Theme
Magnetism
Date of Entry
06/10/2005
