"In every Brook or Mirrour we can find / Reflections of our face to be; / But a true Optick to present our Mind / We hardly get, and darkly see."
— Philips [née Fowler], Katherine (1632-1664)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman
Date
1667
Metaphor
"In every Brook or Mirrour we can find / Reflections of our face to be; / But a true Optick to present our Mind / We hardly get, and darkly see."
Metaphor in Context
In every Brook or Mirrour we can find
Reflections of our face to be;
But a true Optick to present our Mind
We hardly get, and darkly see.
(ll. 5-8)
Reflections of our face to be;
But a true Optick to present our Mind
We hardly get, and darkly see.
(ll. 5-8)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
4 records in ESTC (1667, 1669, 1678, 1710).
Text from Poems: By the most deservedly Admired Mrs Katherine Philips: The matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace Tragedies. With several other Translations out of French (London: Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667). <Link to EEBO>
Text from Poems: By the most deservedly Admired Mrs Katherine Philips: The matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace Tragedies. With several other Translations out of French (London: Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667). <Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
06/21/2010
