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engh_2016No crooked leg, no bleared eye,
No part deformed out of kind,
Nor yet so ugly half can be
As is the inward suspicious mind.
No Crooked Leg, No Bleared Eye is an obscure poem which was written in Queen Elizabeth I’s ‘French Psalter’ or ‘Book of Psalms’. This poem is an insightful epigram which consists of four verses and which mirrors the Queen’s contempt and distrust in the members of the court. The title echoes a physical deformity as the ‘crooked leg’ and ‘bleared eye’ metaphorically symbolise the deformed inner self of an individual. The ‘inward suspicious mind’ of the individual is compared to a diseased and deformed part of the body. A ‘suspicious mind’ is normally one which is tormented, frustrated and irritated by its surrounding. This disturbed state of mind leads to destruction, complication and loss. From my perspective, the Queen might be warning individuals against the destructive forces of the ‘suspicious mind’, as suspicion leads to a negative perception of life.
No part deformed out of kind,
Nor yet so ugly half can be
As is the inward suspicious mind.
No Crooked Leg, No Bleared Eye is an obscure poem which was written in Queen Elizabeth I’s ‘French Psalter’ or ‘Book of Psalms’. This poem is an insightful epigram which consists of four verses and which mirrors the Queen’s contempt and distrust in the members of the court. The title echoes a physical deformity as the ‘crooked leg’ and ‘bleared eye’ metaphorically symbolise the deformed inner self of an individual. The ‘inward suspicious mind’ of the individual is compared to a diseased and deformed part of the body. A ‘suspicious mind’ is normally one which is tormented, frustrated and irritated by its surrounding. This disturbed state of mind leads to destruction, complication and loss. From my perspective, the Queen might be warning individuals against the destructive forces of the ‘suspicious mind’, as suspicion leads to a negative perception of life.
