"O Prince attend! some sav'ring pow'r be kind,
And print th'important story on thy mind!"— Pope, Alexander (1688-1744), Broome, W. and Fenton, E.
Place of Publication
London
Date
1725-6
Metaphor
"O Prince attend! some sav'ring pow'r be kind,
And print th'important story on thy mind!"
And print th'important story on thy mind!"
Metaphor in Context
Then thus: The lot of man the Gods dispose;
These ills are past; now hear thy future woes.
O Prince attend! some sav'ring pow'r be kind,
And print th'important story on thy mind!
(Bk. XII)
These ills are past; now hear thy future woes.
O Prince attend! some sav'ring pow'r be kind,
And print th'important story on thy mind!
(Bk. XII)
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Over 30 entries in ESTC (1725, 1726, 1745, 1752, 1753, 1758, 1760, 1761, 1763, 1766, 1767, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1773, 1778, 1790, 1792, 1795, 1796).
The Odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek, 5 vols. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725-26).
The Odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek, 5 vols. (London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725-26).
Date of Entry
10/26/2003
