"The countless gold of a merry heart / The rubies & pearls of a loving eye / The indolent never can bring to the mart / Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury"
— Blake, William (1757-1827)
Author
Work Title
Date
1787-1818
Metaphor
"The countless gold of a merry heart / The rubies & pearls of a loving eye / The indolent never can bring to the mart / Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury"
Metaphor in Context
The countless gold of a merry heart
The rubies & pearls of a loving eye
The indolent never can bring to the mart
Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury
The rubies & pearls of a loving eye
The indolent never can bring to the mart
Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "gold" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of William Blake. Vol. II. London: Macmillan & Co., 1880.
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
