"Charm'd by her voice, th' harmonious sounds invade / His clouded mind, and for a time persuade:"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Date
1838
Metaphor
"Charm'd by her voice, th' harmonious sounds invade / His clouded mind, and for a time persuade:"
Metaphor in Context
That gentle Maid, whom once the Youth had loved,
Is now with mild religious pity moved;
Kindly she chides his boyish flights, while he
Will for a moment fix'd and pensive be;
And as she trembling speaks, his lively eyes
Explore her looks, he listens to her sighs;
Charm'd by her voice, th' harmonious sounds invade
His clouded mind, and for a time persuade:
Like a pleased infant, who has newly caught
From the maternal glance a gleam of thought:
He stands enrapt, the half known voice to hear,
And starts, half conscious, at the falling tear.
Is now with mild religious pity moved;
Kindly she chides his boyish flights, while he
Will for a moment fix'd and pensive be;
And as she trembling speaks, his lively eyes
Explore her looks, he listens to her sighs;
Charm'd by her voice, th' harmonious sounds invade
His clouded mind, and for a time persuade:
Like a pleased infant, who has newly caught
From the maternal glance a gleam of thought:
He stands enrapt, the half known voice to hear,
And starts, half conscious, at the falling tear.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "invad" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
05/04/2005
