"E'er sense, impress'd, reflects adopted forms, / And changeful nature shakes, with borrow'd storms: / E'er ductile genius turns, as passions wind, / And bends, to fancy's curve, the pliant mind."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Date
1746, 1753
Metaphor
"E'er sense, impress'd, reflects adopted forms, / And changeful nature shakes, with borrow'd storms: / E'er ductile genius turns, as passions wind, / And bends, to fancy's curve, the pliant mind."
Metaphor in Context
Arduous the task, and asks a climbing brain;
A head for judgment, and a heart for pain:
E'er sense, impress'd, reflects adopted forms,
And changeful nature shakes, with borrow'd storms:
E'er ductile genius turns, as passions wind,
And bends, to fancy's curve, the pliant mind.
A head for judgment, and a heart for pain:
E'er sense, impress'd, reflects adopted forms,
And changeful nature shakes, with borrow'd storms:
E'er ductile genius turns, as passions wind,
And bends, to fancy's curve, the pliant mind.
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Provenance
Reading at the Folger Library
Citation
At least 4 entries in ESTC (1746, 1753, 1754, 1779).
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, 4 vols. (London: Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753).
Copy at Folger Library also consulted. Aaron Hill, The Art of Acting. Part 1. Deriving Rules from a New Principle, for Touching the Passions in a Natural Manner. An Essay of General Use. (London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1746).
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, 4 vols. (London: Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753).
Copy at Folger Library also consulted. Aaron Hill, The Art of Acting. Part 1. Deriving Rules from a New Principle, for Touching the Passions in a Natural Manner. An Essay of General Use. (London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1746).
Date of Entry
03/05/2012
