"While from the Heart rich Streams with Vigour spring, / Bound thro' their Roads, and dance their Vital Ring; / And Spirits, swift as Sun-beams thro' the Skies, / Dart thro' thy Nerves, and sparkle in thy Eyes."

— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Author

Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)

Work Title

Creation: A Philosophical Poem.

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for S. Buckley and J. Tonson
Date
1712
Metaphor
"While from the Heart rich Streams with Vigour spring, / Bound thro' their Roads, and dance their Vital Ring; / And Spirits, swift as Sun-beams thro' the Skies, / Dart thro' thy Nerves, and sparkle in thy Eyes."
Metaphor in Context
While rosie Youth its perfect Bloom maintains,
Thoughtless of Age, and ignorant of Pains;
While from the Heart rich Streams with Vigour spring,
Bound thro' their Roads, and dance their Vital Ring;
And Spirits, swift as Sun-beams thro' the Skies,
Dart thro' thy Nerves, and sparkle in thy Eyes;
While Nature with full Strength thy Sinews arms,
Glows in thy Cheeks, and triumphs in her Charms,
Indulge thy Instincts, and intent on Ease
With ravishing Delight thy Senses please.
(VII, ll. 1-10, pp. 310-1)
Categories
Light::Sunbeams
Provenance
Reading
Citation
At least 8 entries in ESTC (1712, 1715, 1718, 1736, 1797).

Text from Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem. Demonstrating the Existence and Providence of a God, 2nd ed. (London: S. Buckley and J. Tonson, 1712). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>

Other Online Editions: first edition (also published in 1712) is available <Link to ECCO>. See also 3rd edition (1715) <Link to Google Books>.
Date of Entry
08/07/2013

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