"My thoughts are whirlèd like a potter's wheel."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1594
Metaphor
"My thoughts are whirlèd like a potter's wheel."
Metaphor in Context
TALBOT
My thoughts are whirlèd like a potter's wheel.
I know not where I am nor what I do.
A witch by fear, not force, like Hannibal
Drives back our troops and conquers as she lists.
So bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench
Are from their hives and houses driven away.
They called us, for our fierceness, English dogs;
Now, like to whelps, we crying run away.
(I.vii.419-26)
My thoughts are whirlèd like a potter's wheel.
I know not where I am nor what I do.
A witch by fear, not force, like Hannibal
Drives back our troops and conquers as she lists.
So bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench
Are from their hives and houses driven away.
They called us, for our fierceness, English dogs;
Now, like to whelps, we crying run away.
(I.vii.419-26)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Edition for the IBM PC. Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor, Editor.
Date of Entry
08/05/2003
