"Sham Miracles beyond what Poets feign; And legendary Fables crowd her Brain."
— Amhurst, Nicholas (1697-1742)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for E. Curll
Date
1718
Metaphor
"Sham Miracles beyond what Poets feign; And legendary Fables crowd her Brain."
Metaphor in Context
Here Superstition, deck'd with gaudy Pride,
Attends the Goddess, like an Eastern Bride.
Her Robes with gorgeous Pageantry are wrought;
But fancy'd Terrors haunt her boding Thought.
Sham Miracles beyond what Poets feign;
And legendary Fables crowd her Brain.
Fantastick Visions rise before her Sight,
And all the empty Phantoms of the Night.
On meritorious Baubles she depends,
Of Sainted Ruffians, and departed Friends.
To Idol-Saints she lifts her earnest Eyes,
And on Ten Thousand Advocates relies.
Attends the Goddess, like an Eastern Bride.
Her Robes with gorgeous Pageantry are wrought;
But fancy'd Terrors haunt her boding Thought.
Sham Miracles beyond what Poets feign;
And legendary Fables crowd her Brain.
Fantastick Visions rise before her Sight,
And all the empty Phantoms of the Night.
On meritorious Baubles she depends,
Of Sainted Ruffians, and departed Friends.
To Idol-Saints she lifts her earnest Eyes,
And on Ten Thousand Advocates relies.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "crowd" and "brain" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1718, 1720).
See Congratulatory Epistle from His Holiness the Pope, to the Reverend Dr. Snape. Faithfully Translated from the Latin Original Into English Verse. by the Author of Protestant Popery (London: Printed for E. Curll, 1718). <Link to ESTC>
See Congratulatory Epistle from His Holiness the Pope, to the Reverend Dr. Snape. Faithfully Translated from the Latin Original Into English Verse. by the Author of Protestant Popery (London: Printed for E. Curll, 1718). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
03/09/2006
