One may possess a great deal of spirit and "sterling merit"
— Wolcot, John, pseud. Peter Pindar, (1738-1819)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by G. Hayden
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)
Citation
See Tristia; or, the Sorrows of Peter. Elegies to the King, Lords Grenville, Petty, Erskine, the Bishop of London, Messrs. Fox, Sheridan, &c. &c. (London: Printed by G. Hayden, 1806). <Link to Google Books>
Text from The Works of Peter Pindar, 4 vols. (London: Walker and Edwards, 1816).
Text from The Works of Peter Pindar, 4 vols. (London: Walker and Edwards, 1816).
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
