"To view thy Self inflect thy Reason's Ray, / Nature's replenish'd Theater survey."
— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for S. Buckley and J. Tonson
Date
1712
Metaphor
"To view thy Self inflect thy Reason's Ray, / Nature's replenish'd Theater survey."
Metaphor in Context
And Thou, Heav'n's Viceroy o'er this World below,
In this blest Task Superior Ardor show:
To view thy Self inflect thy Reason's Ray,
Nature's replenish'd Theater survey.
Then all on Fire the Author's Skill adore,
And in loud Songs extol Creating Pow'r.
(VII, ll. 754-759, pp. 358-9)
In this blest Task Superior Ardor show:
To view thy Self inflect thy Reason's Ray,
Nature's replenish'd Theater survey.
Then all on Fire the Author's Skill adore,
And in loud Songs extol Creating Pow'r.
(VII, ll. 754-759, pp. 358-9)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 8 entries in ESTC (1712, 1715, 1718, 1736, 1797).
Text from Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem. Demonstrating the Existence and Providence of a God, 2nd ed. (London: S. Buckley and J. Tonson, 1712). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Other Online Editions: first edition (also published in 1712) is available <Link to ECCO>. See also 3rd edition (1715) <Link to Google Books>.
Text from Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem. Demonstrating the Existence and Providence of a God, 2nd ed. (London: S. Buckley and J. Tonson, 1712). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Other Online Editions: first edition (also published in 1712) is available <Link to ECCO>. See also 3rd edition (1715) <Link to Google Books>.
Date of Entry
04/13/2006
