Truth has "a window in her naked breast"
— Cambridge, Richard Owen (1717-1802)
Date
1736, 1803
Metaphor
Truth has "a window in her naked breast"
Metaphor in Context
Nor did there on the other side, I ween,
Forms though more soft, less heav'nly appear;
Conjugal Love and Concord still were seen,
Becoming Meekness and Submission near;
Next Truth, a window in her naked breast,
Modesty and Prudence ever judging right,
Piety, adding lustre to the rest,
And heav'n-born Charity appear'd in sight;
Blest is the Maid whose paths these virtues guide,
Happy! thrice happy He possess'd of such a Bride!
Forms though more soft, less heav'nly appear;
Conjugal Love and Concord still were seen,
Becoming Meekness and Submission near;
Next Truth, a window in her naked breast,
Modesty and Prudence ever judging right,
Piety, adding lustre to the rest,
And heav'n-born Charity appear'd in sight;
Blest is the Maid whose paths these virtues guide,
Happy! thrice happy He possess'd of such a Bride!
Categories
Provenance
Searching "breast" and "window" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of Richard Owen Cambridge. Including Several Pieces Never Before Published: With an Account of His Life and Character, by His Son, George Owen Cambridge (London: Printed by Luke Hansard and sold by T. Cadell and W. Davies and T. Payne, 1803)
Theme
Momus Glass
Date of Entry
01/25/2006
