"Savage their nature, and their hearts of stone; / Their houses brass, of brass the warlike blade"
— Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for N. Blandford
Date
1728, 1740
Metaphor
"Savage their nature, and their hearts of stone; / Their houses brass, of brass the warlike blade"
Metaphor in Context
And now a third, a brasen, people rise,
Unlike the former, men of monstrous size:
Strong arms extensive from their shoulders grow,
Their limbs of equal magnitude below;
Potent in arms, and dreadful at the spear,
They live injurious, and devoid of fear:
On the crude flesh of beasts, they feed, alone,
Savage their nature, and their hearts of stone;
Their houses brass, of brass the warlike blade,
Iron was yet unknown, in brass they trade:
Furious, robust, impatient for the fight,
War is their only care, and sole delight.
To the dark shades of death this race descend,
By civil discords, an ignoble end!
Strong tho they were, death quell'd their boasted might,
And forc'd their stubborn souls to leave the light.
(pp. 19-23, ll. 202-17)
Unlike the former, men of monstrous size:
Strong arms extensive from their shoulders grow,
Their limbs of equal magnitude below;
Potent in arms, and dreadful at the spear,
They live injurious, and devoid of fear:
On the crude flesh of beasts, they feed, alone,
Savage their nature, and their hearts of stone;
Their houses brass, of brass the warlike blade,
Iron was yet unknown, in brass they trade:
Furious, robust, impatient for the fight,
War is their only care, and sole delight.
To the dark shades of death this race descend,
By civil discords, an ignoble end!
Strong tho they were, death quell'd their boasted might,
And forc'd their stubborn souls to leave the light.
(pp. 19-23, ll. 202-17)
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Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1728, 1740, 1743).
See The Works of Hesiod Translated from the Greek. By Mr. Cooke. 2 vols. (London: Printed for N. Blandford, 1728). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works Of Hesiod Translated From The Greek. By Mr. Cooke. 2nd ed. (London: Printed by John Wilson For John Wood and Ch. Woodward, 1740).
See The Works of Hesiod Translated from the Greek. By Mr. Cooke. 2 vols. (London: Printed for N. Blandford, 1728). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works Of Hesiod Translated From The Greek. By Mr. Cooke. 2nd ed. (London: Printed by John Wilson For John Wood and Ch. Woodward, 1740).
Date of Entry
06/07/2005
