Pride, wrong, rage, despair, can make may nearly touch the brain, "And reason on her throne would shake"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
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Work Title
Date
October 1807
Metaphor
Pride, wrong, rage, despair, can make may nearly touch the brain, "And reason on her throne would shake"
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.
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HDIS
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
