"Here soars the poet, all, impassioned mind, / And leaves his earthly clog behind."
— Stockdale, Percival (1736-1811)
Work Title
Date
1777, 1810
Metaphor
"Here soars the poet, all, impassioned mind, / And leaves his earthly clog behind."
Metaphor in Context
Here soars the poet, all, impassioned mind,
And leaves his earthly clog behind.
Then let the form, and pressure of the place
With style unlaboured my description grace;
It's free, wild beauties let the bard rehearse,
With native strength, in corresponding verse:
Let it's own genius his attempt inspire
With negligent, with rapid fire;
Draw forth expression bold, the raptures of the lyre.
(ll. 144-152)
And leaves his earthly clog behind.
Then let the form, and pressure of the place
With style unlaboured my description grace;
It's free, wild beauties let the bard rehearse,
With native strength, in corresponding verse:
Let it's own genius his attempt inspire
With negligent, with rapid fire;
Draw forth expression bold, the raptures of the lyre.
(ll. 144-152)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in LION
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1777). [Note, ESTC does not provide any attribution for the work.]
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
10/26/2013
