"'Tis in Clarinda's charming mind, / The sweet attraction lies; / There all that fire and life we find, / That sparkles in her eyes."
— Fenn [née Frere], Ellenor (1744-1813)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Marshall
Date
1784
Metaphor
"'Tis in Clarinda's charming mind, / The sweet attraction lies; /
There all that fire and life we find, / That sparkles in her eyes."
Metaphor in Context
'Tis not Clarinda's noble air,
Her shape nor lovely eyes;
(Tho' matchless all, exact, and fair,)
That thus our hearts surprise.
She by some mightier power invades,
And triumphs o'er our souls;
At once with softest air persuades,
And with mild force controuls.
'Tis in Clarinda's charming mind,
The sweet attraction lies;
There all that fire and life we find,
That sparkles in her eyes.
In her a thousand graces shine,
that might our envy move;
Which yet our thoughts alone incline,
T'oblige, admire, and love. (pages 25-6)
Her shape nor lovely eyes;
(Tho' matchless all, exact, and fair,)
That thus our hearts surprise.
She by some mightier power invades,
And triumphs o'er our souls;
At once with softest air persuades,
And with mild force controuls.
'Tis in Clarinda's charming mind,
The sweet attraction lies;
There all that fire and life we find,
That sparkles in her eyes.
In her a thousand graces shine,
that might our envy move;
Which yet our thoughts alone incline,
T'oblige, admire, and love. (pages 25-6)
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by PC Fleming, searching "mind"
Citation
The Female Guardian. Designed to Correct Some of the Foibles Incident to Girls, and Supply Them With Innocent Amusement for Their Hours of Leisure. by a Lady. (London: Printed and sold by John Marshall and Co. No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, in Bow-Lane, 1784). Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/14/2010
