"Your stanzas must not only chime, / But sense refin'd keep pace with rhime, / As with their paste, Cooks raisins mingle, / Rich thoughts must knead with sterile jingle."
— Courtenay, John Lees (1775?-1794)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. Jones, Chapel Street, Soho
Date
1796
Metaphor
"Your stanzas must not only chime, / But sense refin'd keep pace with rhime, / As with their paste, Cooks raisins mingle, / Rich thoughts must knead with sterile jingle."
Metaphor in Context
No Wit is he, who oft rehearses,
A few poor flimsy limping verses;
Your stanzas must not only chime,
But sense refin'd keep pace with rhime,
As with their paste, Cooks raisins mingle,
Rich thoughts must knead with sterile jingle.
The proofs of Wit long while remain,
As ink will leave a lasting stain.
(p. 28)
A few poor flimsy limping verses;
Your stanzas must not only chime,
But sense refin'd keep pace with rhime,
As with their paste, Cooks raisins mingle,
Rich thoughts must knead with sterile jingle.
The proofs of Wit long while remain,
As ink will leave a lasting stain.
(p. 28)
Provenance
Browsing in Google Books
Citation
John Lees Courtenay, Juvenile Poems (London: J. Jones, 1796). <Link to Google Books
Date of Entry
05/20/2011
