"My earthly senses are closing over my spirit like the leaves around the heart of a rose at sunset."
— Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864)
Work Title
Date
March 1843
Metaphor
"My earthly senses are closing over my spirit like the leaves around the heart of a rose at sunset."
Metaphor in Context
"It is grateful," said she, with a placid smile. "Methinks it is like water from a heavenly fountain; for it contains I know not what of unobtrusive fragrance and deliciousness. It allays a feverish thirst that had parched me for many days. Now, dearest, let me sleep. My earthly senses are closing over my spirit like the leaves around the heart of a rose at sunset."
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "The Birth-Mark." First published in the Pioneer. March, 1843. Reprinted in Mosses from an Old Manse. London, Wiley & Putnam,1846. <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
03/24/2010
