"But when they read the Volumes of his Mind, / (Vast Tomes!) and Search'd the Closets of his Brain, / What endless Sums of Wisdom did they find?"
— Cobb, Samuel (bap. 1675, d. 1713)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for E. Whitlock
Date
November 18, 1697
Metaphor
"But when they read the Volumes of his Mind, / (Vast Tomes!) and Search'd the Closets of his Brain, / What endless Sums of Wisdom did they find?"
Metaphor in Context
His Own was wonderful and great,
At Mons he ran upon the mouth of Fate,
And from War's Deluge sav'd a sinking State.
In Him, as in the Heav'n commanded Ark,
The Families of Holland did imbark.
How did They meet Him with exalted praise?
What Elogies they sung? What Statues did they raise?
But yet they could not think Him fit
At the grave Council-board to sit,
Imputing Courage to a Youthful heat.
But when they read the Volumes of his Mind,
(Vast Tomes!) and Search'd the Closets of his Brain,
What endless Sums of Wisdom did they find?
What untouch'd Heaps of Prudence did his Head contain?
The bearded Seniors wondred to behold
A Prince, who had few Summers told,
Young without rashness, without dotage Old. (ll. 214-230)
At Mons he ran upon the mouth of Fate,
And from War's Deluge sav'd a sinking State.
In Him, as in the Heav'n commanded Ark,
The Families of Holland did imbark.
How did They meet Him with exalted praise?
What Elogies they sung? What Statues did they raise?
But yet they could not think Him fit
At the grave Council-board to sit,
Imputing Courage to a Youthful heat.
But when they read the Volumes of his Mind,
(Vast Tomes!) and Search'd the Closets of his Brain,
What endless Sums of Wisdom did they find?
What untouch'd Heaps of Prudence did his Head contain?
The bearded Seniors wondred to behold
A Prince, who had few Summers told,
Young without rashness, without dotage Old. (ll. 214-230)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "closet" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "brain"
Citation
Only one entry in ESTC.
Pax Redux: A Pindarick Ode on the Return of His Majesty, and the Happy Conclusion of the Peace. By Samuel Cobb. (London: Printed for E. Whitlock, 1697). <Link to EEBO>
Pax Redux: A Pindarick Ode on the Return of His Majesty, and the Happy Conclusion of the Peace. By Samuel Cobb. (London: Printed for E. Whitlock, 1697). <Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
09/06/2005
Date of Review
07/24/2013
