"Every sight is gone in an instant, and I have only my mind's eye in which to keep a mean copy of the glorious original."
— Gee, Sophie
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scribner
Date
2007
Metaphor
"Every sight is gone in an instant, and I have only my mind's eye in which to keep a mean copy of the glorious original."
Metaphor in Context
My imagination is greedily hoarding every picture that the morning presents, nearly surfeited, and yet I long to take in more. I compose quick lines at every discovery, as an artist struggles to sketch a fleeting impression even as a new one rushes upon him. Every sight is gone in an instant, and I have only my mind's eye in which to keep a mean copy of the glorious original."
(p. 257)
(p. 257)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Gee, Sophie. The Scandal of the Season. New York: Scribner, 2007.
Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
05/26/2009
