"His youthful breast, by years mature refin'd, / May shine the mirror of thy blameless mind."
— Mason, William (1725-1797)
Author
Place of Publication
York
Publisher
Printed by W. Blanchard
Date
w. 1746, 1797
Metaphor
"His youthful breast, by years mature refin'd, / May shine the mirror of thy blameless mind."
Metaphor in Context
For, know, each academic duty paid,
Soon will he haste to his paternal shade;
There, fraught (great task) with Reason's nerve to tame
That hydra of the soul the thirst of fame;
His youthful breast, by years mature refin'd,
May shine the mirror of thy blameless mind,
And, free from public, as domestic, strife,
Slide thro' the tranquil stream of private life;
Yet, still alive to ev'ry social call,
Glow with that charity, which feels for all.
Soon will he haste to his paternal shade;
There, fraught (great task) with Reason's nerve to tame
That hydra of the soul the thirst of fame;
His youthful breast, by years mature refin'd,
May shine the mirror of thy blameless mind,
And, free from public, as domestic, strife,
Slide thro' the tranquil stream of private life;
Yet, still alive to ev'ry social call,
Glow with that charity, which feels for all.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "mirror" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "breast"
Citation
Text from The Works of William Mason 4 vols. (London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811). <Link to Google Books>
First published in Poems by William Mason, M.A., (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to Vol. III in Google Books>
First published in Poems by William Mason, M.A., (York: Printed by W. Blanchard, 1797). <Link to Vol. III in Google Books>
Date of Entry
06/28/2005
