The gently-murmuring tide may reflect each reflection kind and be "A faithful mirror of the mind"

— Polwhele, Richard (1760-1838)

Author

Polwhele, Richard (1760-1838)

Work Title

To the Evening-Star [from Sketches in verse, with prose illustrations. By Mr. Polwhele. Second edition, with several additional pieces.]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies [etc.]
Date
1797
Metaphor
The gently-murmuring tide may reflect each reflection kind and be "A faithful mirror of the mind"
Metaphor in Context
So shall the charmed surge subside
Into a gently-murmuring tide,
Reflecting each affection kind,
A faithful mirror of the mind.
Categories
Liquid::Ocean::Tide
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "mirror" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/28/2005

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