"Give me Thy meek and lowly Mind, / And stamp Thine Image on my Heart."
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Place of Publication
Bristol, Bath, and London
Publisher
Felix Farley, W. Frederick, T. Harris
Date
1742
Metaphor
"Give me Thy meek and lowly Mind, /
And stamp Thine Image on my Heart."
Metaphor in Context
4. Rest for my Soul I long to find;
Saviour of All, if Mine Thou art,
Give me Thy meek and lowly Mind,
And stamp Thine Image on my Heart.
(p. 91)
Saviour of All, if Mine Thou art,
Give me Thy meek and lowly Mind,
And stamp Thine Image on my Heart.
(p. 91)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1742, 1745, 1756).
See 1742 edition of Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, in Castle-Green; J. Wilson in Wine-Street; and at the School-Room in the Horse-Fair: in Bath, by W. Frederick, Bookseller: and in London, by T. Harris on the Bridge; also, at the Foundery in Upper-Moor-Fields, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Found in Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed by Felix Farley, 1745). <Link to ECCO>
Also found in Richard Williamson's A Collection of Hymns, from Divers Authors; for the Use of Christians of All Denominations (Bristol: Printed by E. Farley, in Small-Street, 1756).
First found searching in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust> [There titled "Matthew XI. 28."]
See 1742 edition of Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, in Castle-Green; J. Wilson in Wine-Street; and at the School-Room in the Horse-Fair: in Bath, by W. Frederick, Bookseller: and in London, by T. Harris on the Bridge; also, at the Foundery in Upper-Moor-Fields, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Found in Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed by Felix Farley, 1745). <Link to ECCO>
Also found in Richard Williamson's A Collection of Hymns, from Divers Authors; for the Use of Christians of All Denominations (Bristol: Printed by E. Farley, in Small-Street, 1756).
First found searching in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust> [There titled "Matthew XI. 28."]
Date of Entry
04/07/2005
Date of Review
02/09/2014
