"Those sad reverberating groans that rise / Fro th' Caverns of my bosome, change their noise, / And, Eccho-like, dissolve into a Voice."

— Shipman, Thomas (1632-1680)

Author

Shipman, Thomas (1632-1680)

Work Title

The Perfect GENTLEMAN. Upon the Death of the truly Honourable Gentleman, John Howe, Esq; of Langar in Nottinghamshire, my most honoured Friend. [from Loyal Poems]

Date
1683
Metaphor
"Those sad reverberating groans that rise / Fro th' Caverns of my bosome, change their noise, / And, Eccho-like, dissolve into a Voice."
Metaphor in Context
Those sad reverberating groans that rise
Fro th' Caverns of my bosome, change their noise,
And, Eccho-like, dissolve into a Voice.
Categories
Uncategorized::Cavern
Provenance
Searching "bosom" and "cave" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
01/18/2006

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