"Those worthy deeds which he hath wrought / VVithin each breast, have left behind / Impressions, time can never blot"

— Chamberlayne, Sir James (c.1640-1699)

Author

Chamberlayne, Sir James (c.1640-1699)

Work Title

Psalm III [from A Sacred Poem wherein the Birth Miracles: Death Resurrection and Ascension of the Most Holy Jesus are delineated With His Prayer before his Apprehension: Also Eighteen of David's Psalms with the Book of Lamentations Paraphrased. Together with Poems on several Occasions. By James Chamberlayne

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by R. E. for R. Bentley, and M. Magnes [etc.]
Date
1680
Metaphor
"Those worthy deeds which he hath wrought / VVithin each breast, have left behind / Impressions, time can never blot"
Metaphor in Context
Those worthy deeds which he hath wrought
VVithin each breast, have left behind
Impressions, time can never blot,
The Lord is merciful, and kind.
Categories
Writing::Blotting
Provenance
Searching "breast" and "impression" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
05/20/2005

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