"When Alfred thus had view'd with ravish'd Eyes / These bright Etherial Seats, these happy Skies, / Which on his Soul divine Impressions made, / And high Idea's to his Thought convey'd, / They by Degrees descended thro' the Air / To the sad Realms of Horrour and Despair; / The Walks of Death, and gloomy Gulphs of Hell, / Where howling Pain and perfect Sorrow dwell."
— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Botham, for James Knapton
Date
1723
Metaphor
"When Alfred thus had view'd with ravish'd Eyes / These bright Etherial Seats, these happy Skies, / Which on his Soul divine Impressions made, / And high Idea's to his Thought convey'd, / They by Degrees descended thro' the Air / To the sad Realms of Horrour and Despair; / The Walks of Death, and gloomy Gulphs of Hell, / Where howling Pain and perfect Sorrow dwell."
Metaphor in Context
When Alfred thus had view'd with ravish'd Eyes
These bright Etherial Seats, these happy Skies,
Which on his Soul divine Impressions made,
And high Idea's to his Thought convey'd,
They by Degrees descended thro' the Air
To the sad Realms of Horrour and Despair;
The Walks of Death, and gloomy Gulphs of Hell,
Where howling Pain and perfect Sorrow dwell.
These bright Etherial Seats, these happy Skies,
Which on his Soul divine Impressions made,
And high Idea's to his Thought convey'd,
They by Degrees descended thro' the Air
To the sad Realms of Horrour and Despair;
The Walks of Death, and gloomy Gulphs of Hell,
Where howling Pain and perfect Sorrow dwell.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "impression" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "thought"
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1723).
Richard Blackmore, Alfred. An Epick Poem. In Twelve Books (London: Printed by W. Botham, for James Knapton, 1723). <Link to ECCO><Link to LION>
Richard Blackmore, Alfred. An Epick Poem. In Twelve Books (London: Printed by W. Botham, for James Knapton, 1723). <Link to ECCO><Link to LION>
Date of Entry
05/17/2005
Date of Review
01/11/2012
