"Earth thus I stamp thy bosom rouse the earthquake from his den"
— Blake, William (1757-1827)
Author
Work Title
Date
1874
Metaphor
"Earth thus I stamp thy bosom rouse the earthquake from his den"
Metaphor in Context
And aged Tiriel stood & said where does the thunder sleep Where doth he hide his terrible head & his swift & fiery daughters Where do they shroud their fiery wings & the terrors of their hair Earth thus I stamp thy bosom rouse the earthquake from his den To raise his dark & burning visage thro the cleaving ground To thrust these towers with his shoulders. let his fiery dogs Rise from the center belching flames & roarings. dark smoke Where art thou Pestilence that bathest in fogs & standing lakes Rise up thy sluggish limbs. & let the loathsomest of poisons Drop from thy garments as thou walkest. wrapt in yellow clouds Here take thy seat. in this wide court. let it be strown with dead And sit & smile upon these cursed sons of Tiriel Thunder & fire & pestilence. here you not Tiriels curse
Categories
Provenance
Searching "bosom" and "stamp" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
