"His wav'ring mind is in a whirlwind tost."
— Mendez, Moses (1690 - c.1758)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley
Date
1755
Metaphor
"His wav'ring mind is in a whirlwind tost."
Metaphor in Context
XXXIX.
And now the Squire surveys the lonesome cave,
His wav'ring mind is in a whirlwind tost,
And now the mirror he resolves to brave,
And now he finds his boasted courage lost.
At length determin'd whatsoe'er it cost,
To see the glass, he darts into the cell;
And, lest his eyes by vild retrait be crost,
Thrice he invokes his lovely Columbel.
As Adam fell of yore, the Squire of dames yfell.
(IV, p. 154)
And now the Squire surveys the lonesome cave,
His wav'ring mind is in a whirlwind tost,
And now the mirror he resolves to brave,
And now he finds his boasted courage lost.
At length determin'd whatsoe'er it cost,
To see the glass, he darts into the cell;
And, lest his eyes by vild retrait be crost,
Thrice he invokes his lovely Columbel.
As Adam fell of yore, the Squire of dames yfell.
(IV, p. 154)
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Citation
Spenser & the Tradition records reprintings in 1758, 1763, 1765, 1766, 1770, 1775, 1782.
Text from A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes. By Several Hands (London: Printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1755).
Text from A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes. By Several Hands (London: Printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1755).
Date of Entry
08/15/2013
