"Does he see, in his mind's eye, (if at this moment Tubby has an eye open in his mind), a rustic porch, early morning, a Janie coming home with a fresh-killed duckling for breakfast, while he puts his nose over the top of the snow-white window-blind, upstairs, and says, 'I'll be down directly, dear; I'm just finishing my shaving.'"
— Anonymous
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Joseph Smith
Date
November 18, 1871
Metaphor
"Does he see, in his mind's eye, (if at this moment Tubby has an eye open in his mind), a rustic porch, early morning, a Janie coming home with a fresh-killed duckling for breakfast, while he puts his nose over the top of the snow-white window-blind, upstairs, and says, 'I'll be down directly, dear; I'm just finishing my shaving.'"
Metaphor in Context
A Study of DURLEY.--Is he thinking of giving up the sea, retiring on half-pay, and living in a little cottage by a lake, with a fair-haired, child-like wife, who loves the quiet of the country, and its simple pleasures? Does he see, in his mind's eye, (if at this moment Tubby has an eye open in his mind), a rustic porch, early morning, a Janie coming home with a fresh-killed duckling for breakfast, while he puts his nose over the top of the snow-white window-blind, upstairs, and says, "I'll be down directly, dear; I'm just finishing my shaving." Does he see this in a Flash? Or does he see nothing--in the present or in the future--except her?
(p. 211)
(p. 211)
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Provenance
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Citation
Anonymous. "My Health." Punch, Or The London Charivari. Vol. 61. London: Printed by Joseph Smith, Nov. 18 1871.
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Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
05/14/2009
