"He sat very stiff for a while in deep but meaningless thought. His mind felt like a feather -- a puff of smoke -- drifting dust. An impish wind was blowing it, and would not allow it to settle."
— William Goodridge Roberts (1877-1953)
Work Title
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
L.C. Page & Company
Date
1912
Metaphor
"He sat very stiff for a while in deep but meaningless thought. His mind felt like a feather -- a puff of smoke -- drifting dust. An impish wind was blowing it, and would not allow it to settle."
Metaphor in Context
He sat very stiff for a while in deep but meaningless thought. His mind felt like a feather -- a puff of smoke -- drifting dust. An impish wind was blowing it, and would not allow it to settle.
Provenance
contributed by Suzanne Morgen searching GoogleBooks
Citation
Roberts, Theodore Goodridge. Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1912.
Date of Entry
01/12/2010
