"So delicate's the Texture of her Brain, / We wish it less refin'd, and nearer Man; / For weak's the Clock with over-curious Springs, / And frail the Voice that too divinely sings"
— Sterling, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Date
1725
Metaphor
"So delicate's the Texture of her Brain, / We wish it less refin'd, and nearer Man; / For weak's the Clock with over-curious Springs, / And frail the Voice that too divinely sings"
Metaphor in Context
See! from Eliza in a Flood of Day
With vast Effulgence streams the pow'rful Ray!
But Nature, in an Elegance of Care,
At once creates our Wonder and our Fear;
So delicate's the Texture of her Brain,
We wish it less refin'd, and nearer Man;
For weak's the Clock with over-curious Springs,
And frail the Voice that too divinely sings--
See! Handmaid-Nature guides her godlike Fires,
Each Grace adorns what ev'ry Muse inspires;
The charming Page pale Envy's Gloom beguiles,
She low'rs, she reads, forgets herself, and smiles:
Proportion'd to the Image, Language swells,
Both leave the Mind suspended, which excells--
With vast Effulgence streams the pow'rful Ray!
But Nature, in an Elegance of Care,
At once creates our Wonder and our Fear;
So delicate's the Texture of her Brain,
We wish it less refin'd, and nearer Man;
For weak's the Clock with over-curious Springs,
And frail the Voice that too divinely sings--
See! Handmaid-Nature guides her godlike Fires,
Each Grace adorns what ev'ry Muse inspires;
The charming Page pale Envy's Gloom beguiles,
She low'rs, she reads, forgets herself, and smiles:
Proportion'd to the Image, Language swells,
Both leave the Mind suspended, which excells--
Categories
Provenance
Searching "clock" and "brain" in HDIS (Prose Fiction)
Citation
C-H draws text from Haywood, Eliza. Secret Histories, Novels and Poems. In Four Volumes. ... The Second Edition. Printed for Dan. Browne, Jun. and S. Chapman, 1725.
Date of Entry
11/16/2006
