"On either side, and all around, engrav'd / Were mystic symbols seen of free-born hearts enslav'd"
— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Proprietor, by T. Bensley
Date
1823
Metaphor
"On either side, and all around, engrav'd / Were mystic symbols seen of free-born hearts enslav'd"
Metaphor in Context
The one a strange fantastic shape appear'd,
Which from its centre inward made a bend,
The while, as if too close a touch it fear'd,
It backward strove to turn at either end,
Unheedful of what thence was seen append
In guise of cord, which playing loosely wav'd
In the cool gales that thro' heav'n's courts ascend:
On either side, and all around, engrav'd
Were mystic symbols seen of free-born hearts enslav'd.
Which from its centre inward made a bend,
The while, as if too close a touch it fear'd,
It backward strove to turn at either end,
Unheedful of what thence was seen append
In guise of cord, which playing loosely wav'd
In the cool gales that thro' heav'n's courts ascend:
On either side, and all around, engrav'd
Were mystic symbols seen of free-born hearts enslav'd.
Categories
Provenance
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Citation
The Birth and Triumph of Love. a Poem. By Sir James Bland Lamb: With the Original Designs by an Illustrious Personage. Engraved by P. W. Tomkins. (London: Printed for the proprietor, by T. Bensley, 1823)
Date of Entry
03/08/2005
