"The daring imp has learn'd to stand his ground; / Well steel'd his heart, and bronz'd his face"

— Wolcot, John, pseud. Peter Pindar, (1738-1819)


Publisher
Symonds
Date
1804
Metaphor
"The daring imp has learn'd to stand his ground; / Well steel'd his heart, and bronz'd his face"
Metaphor in Context
I've seen that dæmon's cloven foot;
In spite of mobbing, damning hoot,
The daring imp has learn'd to stand his ground;
Well steel'd his heart, and bronz'd his face
,
He cocks his nose upon disgrace,
And hunts his game--a persevering hound.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of Peter Pindar, 4 vols. (London: Printed for Walker and Edwards, 1816).
Date of Entry
06/12/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.