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"Yea Virtue was thy chief and great Concern. / A bounteous Hand, a Heart as true as Steel, / A steady Mind, most courteous and gentile"

— Hamilton, William, of Gilbertfield (c. 1665-1751)

Author

Hamilton, William, of Gilbertfield (c. 1665-1751)

Work Title

A new edition of the life and heroick actions of the renoun'd Sir William Wallace, General and Governour of Scotland. Wherein the Old obsolete Words are rendered more Intelligible; and adapted to the understanding of such who have not leisure to study the Meaning, and Import of such Phrases without the help of a Glossary

Place of Publication

Glasgow

Publisher

Printed by William Duncan [etc.]

Date

1722

Metaphor

"Yea Virtue was thy chief and great Concern. / A bounteous Hand, a Heart as true as Steel, / A steady Mind, most courteous and gentile"

Metaphor in Context

Yea Virtue was thy chief and great Concern.
A bounteous Hand, a Heart as true as Steel,
A steady Mind, most courteous and gentile.
When I this Kingdom did at first rescue,
Great Honour then I'm sure to thee was due.
Wherefore I vow to the great GOD and swear,
Thy Death shall be to Suthron bought full dear.
Martyr thou art for Scotland's Right this Day,
Which I'll avenge with all the Might I may.
With that he sigh'd, and hugg'd him o'er again,
Was no Man there from weeping could refrain.
Then in Falkirk prepares his Sepulchre,
And does his noble Corps in Pomp interr:
On his Tomb-Stone the following Epitaph