The mind's fires may be doubled
— Cowper, William (1731-1800)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Wakefield
Publisher
Newport Pagnell
Date
1801
Metaphor
The mind's fires may be doubled
Metaphor in Context
In gulfs of aweful night we find
The God of our desires;
'Tis there he stamps the yielding mind,
And doubles all its fires.
(ll. 9-12, p. 104)
The God of our desires;
'Tis there he stamps the yielding mind,
And doubles all its fires.
(ll. 9-12, p. 104)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Cowper, William. The Poems of William Cowper. 3 vols. Ed. John D. Baird and Charles Ryskamp. Oxford: Oxford UP: 1980. Vol II.
Date of Entry
12/17/2003
