"And these are the gems of the Human Soul"
— Blake, William (1757-1827)
Author
Work Title
Date
1800-1803
Metaphor
"And these are the gems of the Human Soul"
Metaphor in Context
He plants himself in all her Nerves
Just as a Husbandman his mould
And she becomes his dwelling place
And Garden fruitful seventy fold
An aged Shadow soon he fades
Wandring round an Earthly Cot
Full filled all with gems & gold
Which he by industry had got
And these are the gems of the Human Soul
The rubies & pearls of a lovesick eye
The countless gold of the akeing heart
The martyrs groan & the lovers sigh
Just as a Husbandman his mould
And she becomes his dwelling place
And Garden fruitful seventy fold
An aged Shadow soon he fades
Wandring round an Earthly Cot
Full filled all with gems & gold
Which he by industry had got
And these are the gems of the Human Soul
The rubies & pearls of a lovesick eye
The countless gold of the akeing heart
The martyrs groan & the lovers sigh
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Blake, Willam. The Poems of William Blake. Ed. R. H. Shepherd. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874, p. 135.
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
