"Great Minds, by native Sympathy, combine, / As golden Particles the closest join."
— Duck, Stephen (1705-1756)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1736
Metaphor
"Great Minds, by native Sympathy, combine, / As golden Particles the closest join."
Metaphor in Context
Whene'er the Gods a noble Race intend,
They suit the Causes to the destin'd End,
Nor yoke unequal Hearts in Nuptial Love:
Jove's valiant Bird disdains the fearful Dove;
Great Minds, by native Sympathy, combine,
As golden Particles the closest join.
Paternal Virtues in their Bosom roll,
Ally'd in Love by Nobleness of Soul:
Hence Thrones and Sceptres shine neglected Things,
Hence Royal Anne prefers Nassau to Kings;
While Britons with united Hearts rejoice,
And willing Senators applaud the Choice,
To see their King (to Honour ever true)
Discharge the Debt to sacred William due;
Immortal William! by whose prudent Cares
We yet enjoy the Fruits of all our Wars;
Our Laws, Religion, Liberty, and Peace,
And ev'n the Blessings of the Brunswic Race.
They suit the Causes to the destin'd End,
Nor yoke unequal Hearts in Nuptial Love:
Jove's valiant Bird disdains the fearful Dove;
Great Minds, by native Sympathy, combine,
As golden Particles the closest join.
Paternal Virtues in their Bosom roll,
Ally'd in Love by Nobleness of Soul:
Hence Thrones and Sceptres shine neglected Things,
Hence Royal Anne prefers Nassau to Kings;
While Britons with united Hearts rejoice,
And willing Senators applaud the Choice,
To see their King (to Honour ever true)
Discharge the Debt to sacred William due;
Immortal William! by whose prudent Cares
We yet enjoy the Fruits of all our Wars;
Our Laws, Religion, Liberty, and Peace,
And ev'n the Blessings of the Brunswic Race.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "gold" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 9 entries in ESTC (1730, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1753, 1764).
See Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck. (London: Printed for the Author, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See also Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck, Thresher. (Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for George Ewing, 1730). [Not consulted] <Link to ESTC>
See Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck. (London: Printed for the Author, 1736). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See also Poems on Several Occasions. By Stephen Duck, Thresher. (Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for George Ewing, 1730). [Not consulted] <Link to ESTC>
Theme
Sympathy
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
