Thought is "The hermit's solace in his cell"
— Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper
Date
1748
Metaphor
Thought is "The hermit's solace in his cell"
Metaphor in Context
The hermit's solace in his cell,
The fire that warms the poet's brain,
The lover's heaven, or his hell,
The madman's sport, the wise man's pain. (p. 107)
The fire that warms the poet's brain,
The lover's heaven, or his hell,
The madman's sport, the wise man's pain. (p. 107)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "brain" and "cell" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Philips, Ambrose. Pastorals, epistles, odes, and other original poems, with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho. London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748. Eighteenth Century Collections Online.Gale. University of Virginia Library. 22 Feb. 2009.
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Date of Entry
08/29/2005
Date of Review
02/22/2009
