"Unless the Mind be purg'd, what Storms arise!"
— Baker, Henry (1698-1774)
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London
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Printed for D. Midwinter, A Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. and J. Pemberton, R. Ware, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley and J. Wood, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, and R. Hett
Date
1737
Metaphor
"Unless the Mind be purg'd, what Storms arise!"
Metaphor in Context
Unless the Mind be purg'd, what Storms arise!
What Dangers still appear before our Eyes!
The Man that's covetous how many Cares
Gall and torment, how many anxious Fears!
What Mischiefs, what dire Murders shall we find,
Where Pride, and Lust,--
Where Luxury, and Sloth, possess the Mind!--
The Man a nobler Empire gains,
That his own craving Will restrains,
Than he whose Sword and wide Command
Join distant Spain and Lybia's Land:
Than he whose far extended Sway,
Carthage both old and new obey.-- (II, p. 199)
What Dangers still appear before our Eyes!
The Man that's covetous how many Cares
Gall and torment, how many anxious Fears!
What Mischiefs, what dire Murders shall we find,
Where Pride, and Lust,--
Where Luxury, and Sloth, possess the Mind!--
The Man a nobler Empire gains,
That his own craving Will restrains,
Than he whose Sword and wide Command
Join distant Spain and Lybia's Land:
Than he whose far extended Sway,
Carthage both old and new obey.-- (II, p. 199)
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Searching HDIS (Poetry)
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2 entries in ESTC (1737).
Medulla Poetarum Romanorum: or, the Most Beautiful and Instructive Passages of the Roman Poets. Being a Collection, (Disposed Under Proper Heads,) of Such Descriptions, Allusions, Comparisons, Characters, and Sentiments, As May Best Serve to Shew the Religion, Learning, Politicks, Arts, Customs, Opinions, Manners, and Circumstances of the Antients. With Translations of the Same in English Verse. By Mr. Henry Baker. 2 vols. (London: Printed for D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. and J. Pemberton, R. Ware, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley and J. Wood, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, and R. Hett, 1737). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books, Vol. I and Vol. II>
Medulla Poetarum Romanorum: or, the Most Beautiful and Instructive Passages of the Roman Poets. Being a Collection, (Disposed Under Proper Heads,) of Such Descriptions, Allusions, Comparisons, Characters, and Sentiments, As May Best Serve to Shew the Religion, Learning, Politicks, Arts, Customs, Opinions, Manners, and Circumstances of the Antients. With Translations of the Same in English Verse. By Mr. Henry Baker. 2 vols. (London: Printed for D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. and J. Pemberton, R. Ware, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley and J. Wood, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, and R. Hett, 1737). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books, Vol. I and Vol. II>
Date of Entry
06/14/2004
