"The future whole infix upon thy mind; / Be there each line in truth ideal drawn"
— Mason, William (1725-1797)
Author
Place of Publication
York
Publisher
Printed by W. Blanchard [etc.]
Date
w. 1766, 1797
Metaphor
"The future whole infix upon thy mind; / Be there each line in truth ideal drawn"
Metaphor in Context
[1]This to obtain, let taste with judgment join'd
The future whole infix upon thy mind;
Be there each line in truth ideal drawn,
Or ere a colour on the canvass dawn;
Then as the work proceeds, that work submit
To sight instinctive, not to doubting wit;
[2]The eye each obvious error swift descries,
Hold then the compass only in the eyes.
The future whole infix upon thy mind;
Be there each line in truth ideal drawn,
Or ere a colour on the canvass dawn;
Then as the work proceeds, that work submit
To sight instinctive, not to doubting wit;
[2]The eye each obvious error swift descries,
Hold then the compass only in the eyes.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "line" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of William Mason, 4 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811). <Link to Google Books>
See also Poems by William Mason, M.A., vol. III (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
See also Poems by William Mason, M.A., vol. III (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to ECCO> <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
05/11/2005
