"Beauty, ye fair, may forge the lover's chain; / But the mind's charms your empire must maintain."

— Murphy, Arthur (1727-1805)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for P. Vaillant
Date
1767
Metaphor
"Beauty, ye fair, may forge the lover's chain; / But the mind's charms your empire must maintain."
Metaphor in Context
There's a true picture!--how do ye like it, ladies?
How is the light? and how do ye think the shade is?
A copy hence our simple girl may make;
Unless she should this wiser counsel take,
Be rul'd by reason for your beauty's sake.
Reason still gives to radiant eyes their grace,
Warren's imperial milk--for ev'ry face.
Beauty, ye fair, may forge the lover's chain;
But the mind's charms your empire must maintain
.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 4 entries in the ESTC (1767, 1797).

See The School for Guardians. A Comedy. As It Is Performing at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (London: Printed for P. Vaillant, 1767).
Date of Entry
07/27/2011

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.