"Thy mind is like a mirror swung in space,/And whirling on a thread."
— Troubetzkoy, Amélie Rives [Princess Troubetzkoy] (1863-1945)
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
John Lane Company
Date
1906
Metaphor
"Thy mind is like a mirror swung in space,/And whirling on a thread."
Metaphor in Context
ANTONIUS. Thou speakest there one of those deeper truths
That other men will sometimes comprehend
Even better than the man who uttered it.
It is because his thoughts create the man
That I do fear thy thoughts for thee, Augustine.
Thy mind is like a mirror swung in space,
And whirling on a thread. Now it reflecteth
The heavens, and now the earth. Now doth the lightning
Write hieroglyphs upon it, and anon
Some deep-sea monster glooms it with his bulk.
Oh, repossess thyself of thy great mind,
And hold it fixed on deity!
(p. 28-9)
(p. 28-9)
Provenance
contributed by Suzanne Morgen
Citation
Rives, Amélie (Princess Troubetzkoy). Augustine the Man. New York: John Lane Company, 1906. <Link to GoogleBooks>.
Date of Entry
12/06/2009
