"On Captain Bligh her mind in balance hung-- / Though valiant, modest; and reserved, though young/ Against these merits must defects be set-- / Though poor, imprudent; and though proud, in debt"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Work Title
Date
1812
Metaphor
"On Captain Bligh her mind in balance hung-- / Though valiant, modest; and reserved, though young/ Against these merits must defects be set-- / Though poor, imprudent; and though proud, in debt"
Metaphor in Context
On Captain Bligh her mind in balance hung--
Though valiant, modest; and reserved, though young:
Against these merits must defects be set--
Though poor, imprudent; and though proud, in debt:
In vain the captain close attention paid;
She found him wanting, whom she fairly weigh'd.
Though valiant, modest; and reserved, though young:
Against these merits must defects be set--
Though poor, imprudent; and though proud, in debt:
In vain the captain close attention paid;
She found him wanting, whom she fairly weigh'd.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "balance" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
George Crabbe. The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life. Vol. III. London: J. Murray, 1834.
Date of Entry
12/11/2006
