"[S]prightly Wit, that all admire," may be "an unlicens'd lawless Fire"
— Chandler, Mary (1687-1745)
Author
Date
1733
Metaphor
"[S]prightly Wit, that all admire," may be "an unlicens'd lawless Fire"
Metaphor in Context
This Message, F---, to you I bear;
You was my Friend, are now my Care.
Your sprightly Wit, that all admire,
Is an unlicens'd lawless Fire.
Restrain its wild impetuous Course;
And give your Reason all its Force.
And let that Reason be your Rule:
Things sacred bear no Ridicule.
Be to your better Self but true,
Then ev'ry Grace will shine in You.
You was my Friend, are now my Care.
Your sprightly Wit, that all admire,
Is an unlicens'd lawless Fire.
Restrain its wild impetuous Course;
And give your Reason all its Force.
And let that Reason be your Rule:
Things sacred bear no Ridicule.
Be to your better Self but true,
Then ev'ry Grace will shine in You.
Categories
Provenance
Searching HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/15/2004
