A nose of wax is a "true symbol of the mind"
— Peacock, Thomas Love (1785-1866)
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Metaphor
A nose of wax is a "true symbol of the mind"
Metaphor in Context
Oh nose of wax! true symbol of the mind
Which fate and fortune mould in all mankind
(Even as the hand moulds thee) to foul or fair:--
Thee good John Bull for his device shall bear,
While Sawney Scot the ductile mass shall mould,
Bestowing paper and receiving gold.
Thy image, shrined in studious state severe,
Shall grace the pile which Brougham and Campbell rear:
Thy name to those scholastic bowers shall pass,
And rival Oxford's ancient nose of brass.
Which fate and fortune mould in all mankind
(Even as the hand moulds thee) to foul or fair:--
Thee good John Bull for his device shall bear,
While Sawney Scot the ductile mass shall mould,
Bestowing paper and receiving gold.
Thy image, shrined in studious state severe,
Shall grace the pile which Brougham and Campbell rear:
Thy name to those scholastic bowers shall pass,
And rival Oxford's ancient nose of brass.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "wax" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Peacock, Thomas. The Works of Thomas Love Peacock. Vol. III. Ed. Henry Cole. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1875.
Date of Entry
03/27/2005
