Prince Rupert Drop Shatters
Here is another article from the library archives.
Prince Rupert’s Drops in Literature by Clifton Albergotti
Rarely do contemporary scientific discoveries find their way into general literature. Surprisingly, this was not the case in the seventeenth century. During this period many poets, including John Donne, John Milton, George Herbert, and Richard Crashaw, used telling scientific metaphors to illuminate their poetry. In this article I want to document one such instance, the use of Prince Rupert’S drops in literary imagery.
King Crimson: Prince Rupert Awakes from the album Lizard
A prince rupert awakes
Farewell the temple master’s bells
His kiosk and his black worm seed
Courtship solely of his word
With eden guaranteed.
For now prince rupert’s tears of glass
Make saffron sabbath eyelids bleed
Scar the sacred tablet of wax
On which the lizards feed.
King Crimson Lizard Cover