The heart may be made of stone
— Goldsmith, Oliver (1728?-1774)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Prior
Date
1837
Metaphor
The heart may be made of stone
Metaphor in Context
'But consider their case: it may yet be your own!
And see how they kneel: is your heart made of stone?'
This moves, so at last I agree to relent,
For ten pounds in hand and ten pounds to be spent.
The judge takes the hint, having seen what we drive at,
And lets them both off with correction in private.
(ll. 68-73, p. 740)
And see how they kneel: is your heart made of stone?'
This moves, so at last I agree to relent,
For ten pounds in hand and ten pounds to be spent.
The judge takes the hint, having seen what we drive at,
And lets them both off with correction in private.
(ll. 68-73, p. 740)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Ed. Roger Lonsdale. The Poems of Thomas Gray, William Collins, and Oliver Goldsmith. London and New York: Longman and Norton: 1972
Date of Entry
11/27/2003
