"Yet in my bosom's ruby cell / The philosophic lore shall live!"
— Robinson [Née Darby], Mary [Perdita] (1758-1800)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Date
1791, 1806
Metaphor
"Yet in my bosom's ruby cell / The philosophic lore shall live!"
Metaphor in Context
Yet in my bosom's ruby cell
The philosophic lore shall live!
For who can sooth the mind so well,
With all the graceful Muse can give?
And when the dart pale Envy wings,
With recreant mischief aims at me,
I'll turn where polish'd Julius sings,
And mock the power of Destiny!
The philosophic lore shall live!
For who can sooth the mind so well,
With all the graceful Muse can give?
And when the dart pale Envy wings,
With recreant mischief aims at me,
I'll turn where polish'd Julius sings,
And mock the power of Destiny!
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs Mary Robinson: Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. 3 vols. (London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1806). <Link to vol. I in Google Books><Vol. II><Vol. III>
See Poems by Mrs. M. Robinson. 2 vols. (London: Printed by T. Spilsbury and Son, 1791). Link to ECCO>
See Poems by Mrs. M. Robinson. 2 vols. (London: Printed by T. Spilsbury and Son, 1791). Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
08/29/2005
