"This Winged Boy a gentle mind did bear, / As gentle as the beast [a lamb] which him up-bore, / Ne could he see th'unhappy drop a tear / But it would make his breast with pity sore, / And he himself would weep and grieve therefore."

— Downman, Hugh (1740-1809)

Author

Downman, Hugh (1740-1809)

Work Title

The Land of the Muses: A Poem, In the Manner of Spenser; As if to be inserted in the 2d Book of the Fairy Queen, between the 11th and 12th Cantos. [from The Land of the Muses]

Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1768
Metaphor
"This Winged Boy a gentle mind did bear, / As gentle as the beast [a lamb] which him up-bore, / Ne could he see th'unhappy drop a tear / But it would make his breast with pity sore, / And he himself would weep and grieve therefore."
Metaphor in Context
This Winged Boy a gentle mind did bear,
As gentle as the beast which him up-bore,
Ne could he see th'unhappy drop a tear
But it would make his breast with pity sore,
And he himself would weep and grieve therefore.
He was not blind; and from his looks did fly
The horrid face of Lust emboss'd with gore,
And groveling mean Deceit, and Calumny,
And by his side did wonne the maid Sincerity.
Categories
Animals::Beast::Lamb
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "beast" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1768).

The Land of the Muses: a Poem, in the Manner of Spenser. With Poems on Several Occasions. By Hugh Downman (Edinburgh: Printed for the author. Sold by A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh; and by R. Baldwin, and Richardson & Urquhart, London, 1768). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP><Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
07/02/2012

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