"A soul [may be] defiled with every stain / That man's reflecting mind can pain."
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Work Title
Date
October 1807
Metaphor
"A soul [may be] defiled with every stain / That man's reflecting mind can pain."
Metaphor in Context
Such were the evils, man of sin,
That I was fated to sustain;
And add to all, without--within,
A soul defiled with every stain
That man's reflecting mind can pain;
That pride, wrong, rage, despair, can make;
In fact, they'd nearly touch'd my brain,
And reason on her throne would shake.
That I was fated to sustain;
And add to all, without--within,
A soul defiled with every stain
That man's reflecting mind can pain;
That pride, wrong, rage, despair, can make;
In fact, they'd nearly touch'd my brain,
And reason on her throne would shake.
Categories
Provenance
HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
George Crabbe. The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life. Vol. II. London: J. Murray, 1834.
Date of Entry
07/19/2004
