"Those things are mean, are forc'd to court the Eyes, The Porters of the Soul, to give 'em entrance."
— Fane, Sir Francis (d. 1691)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by T. N. For Henry Herringman [etc.]
Date
1675
Metaphor
"Those things are mean, are forc'd to court the Eyes, The Porters of the Soul, to give 'em entrance."
Metaphor in Context
SFOR.
I grant she's lovely; but she's to be seen.
Tell me of Angels, those are my Amours:
Those things are mean, are forc'd to court the Eyes,
The Porters of the Soul, to give 'em entrance.
Give me the Charms that enter without knocking;
The intellectual Graces, that, like Lightning,
Pierce, and inflame the Soul, before they're seen.
I grant she's lovely; but she's to be seen.
Tell me of Angels, those are my Amours:
Those things are mean, are forc'd to court the Eyes,
The Porters of the Soul, to give 'em entrance.
Give me the Charms that enter without knocking;
The intellectual Graces, that, like Lightning,
Pierce, and inflame the Soul, before they're seen.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
11/10/2004
Date of Review
01/20/2009
