One may possess a great deal of spirit and "sterling merit"
— Wolcot, John, pseud. Peter Pindar, (1738-1819)
Date
1806
Metaphor
One may possess a great deal of spirit and "sterling merit"
Metaphor in Context
Sir! you possess a deal of spirit,
A deal, indeed, of sterling merit;
Your head was cast in Nature's nicest mould--
Whatever meets your touch or view,
Is poetry at once--Peru--
You turn, like Midas, ev'ry thing to gold.
A deal, indeed, of sterling merit;
Your head was cast in Nature's nicest mould--
Whatever meets your touch or view,
Is poetry at once--Peru--
You turn, like Midas, ev'ry thing to gold.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "head" and "sterling" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
