"Than from this Mind, O! venerable Shade, / Th'Impression be eras'd thy Words have made."
— Breval, John Durant (1680/81-1738)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for E. Curll [etc.]
Date
1719
Metaphor
"Than from this Mind, O! venerable Shade, / Th'Impression be eras'd thy Words have made."
Metaphor in Context
And art thou gone? at last Mac-Dermot cry'd,
And to thy Grandson is one Hug deny'd?
The Boyne shall sooner mingle with the Tweed,
And Toads and Snakes in Irish Fens shall breed;
Sooner shall Teagues o'er Bogs forget their Way,
And cease to Honour good St. Patrick's Day,
Than from this Mind, O! venerable Shade,
Th'Impression be eras'd thy Words have made.
And to thy Grandson is one Hug deny'd?
The Boyne shall sooner mingle with the Tweed,
And Toads and Snakes in Irish Fens shall breed;
Sooner shall Teagues o'er Bogs forget their Way,
And cease to Honour good St. Patrick's Day,
Than from this Mind, O! venerable Shade,
Th'Impression be eras'd thy Words have made.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "impression" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
05/15/2005
