"Thy present ill with pictures of the past / Is oft beguiled; so fresh the colours last / In thy mind 's mirror pure, at will display'd"
— Strong, Charles (1785-1864)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Walton & Maberly
Date
1862
Metaphor
"Thy present ill with pictures of the past / Is oft beguiled; so fresh the colours last / In thy mind 's mirror pure, at will display'd"
Metaphor in Context
Constance! though on the couch of sickness laid,
Thy present ill with pictures of the past
Is oft beguiled; so fresh the colours last
In thy mind 's mirror pure, at will display'd;
For thou hast Alp and Apennine survey'd;
Rome on her ruined throne of empire vast;
Art's wonders, forms in mould of beauty cast,
And nature, lovelier than herself, portray'd.
Visions of Italy still charm thine eyes:
Often, amid the gloom of sleepless hours,
Thy chamber brightens with her happy skies;
Her fruits hang golden, fragrant breathe her flowers;
And tuneful, as the day in glory dies,
The knell of evening chimes from convent towers.
Thy present ill with pictures of the past
Is oft beguiled; so fresh the colours last
In thy mind 's mirror pure, at will display'd;
For thou hast Alp and Apennine survey'd;
Rome on her ruined throne of empire vast;
Art's wonders, forms in mould of beauty cast,
And nature, lovelier than herself, portray'd.
Visions of Italy still charm thine eyes:
Often, amid the gloom of sleepless hours,
Thy chamber brightens with her happy skies;
Her fruits hang golden, fragrant breathe her flowers;
And tuneful, as the day in glory dies,
The knell of evening chimes from convent towers.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "mirror" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
10/23/2005
