"Take the bloody seal I give thee, / Deep impressed upon thy soul."

— Cowper, William (1731-1800)


Date
w. 1764
Metaphor
"Take the bloody seal I give thee, / Deep impressed upon thy soul."
Metaphor in Context
"Take the bloody seal I give thee,
  Deep impressed upon thy soul
;
God, thy God will now receive thee,
  Faith hath sav'd thee, thou art whole."
    Grace Divine, &c.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "seal" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/19/2005

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