"Dost thou not see,--or art thou blind with age,-- / How many Graces on her eyelids sit, / Linking those viewless chains that bind the soul, / And sharpening smooth discourse with pointed wit."
— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
Date
w. c. 1789, published 1825
Metaphor
"Dost thou not see,--or art thou blind with age,-- / How many Graces on her eyelids sit, / Linking those viewless chains that bind the soul, / And sharpening smooth discourse with pointed wit."
Metaphor in Context
"Dost thou not see,--or art thou blind with age,--
How many Graces on her eyelids sit,
Linking those viewless chains that bind the soul,
And sharpening smooth discourse with pointed wit;
How many where she moves attendant wait,
The slow smooth step inspire, or high commanding gait?
How many Graces on her eyelids sit,
Linking those viewless chains that bind the soul,
And sharpening smooth discourse with pointed wit;
How many where she moves attendant wait,
The slow smooth step inspire, or high commanding gait?
Categories
Provenance
Searching "chain" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld. With a Memoir by Lucy Aikin, 2 vols. (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825).
Date of Entry
01/12/2012
