"'In dreams the chosen of my heart I view'd, / 'And thus th' impression day by day renew'd"

— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)


Work Title
Date
1819
Metaphor
"'In dreams the chosen of my heart I view'd, / 'And thus th' impression day by day renew'd"
Metaphor in Context
"In dreams the chosen of my heart I view'd,
"And thus th' impression day by day renew'd

"I saw him always, always loved to see,
"For when alone he was my company:
"In company with him alone I seem'd,
"And, if not dreaming, was as one who dream'd.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "impression" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
05/16/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.