"In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art / Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
"In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art / Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart"
Metaphor in Context
Hypocrisy, of god-like man the stain,
Which, in the serpent, first began its reign,
Still widens its dominion every day,
Augments its pow'r, and fortifies its sway;
Like a low rising mist-diffusive spreads,
The master-passion of designing heads;
In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art
Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart;
When most obliging-most delusive proves,
Self-love the spring--that every action moves.
Of all the passions-that the mind enslave,
Tarnish the glory of the truly brave,
The meanest this-of social love the pest,
The worst of Fiends-in fairest colours drest.
(p. 16, in. 63)
Which, in the serpent, first began its reign,
Still widens its dominion every day,
Augments its pow'r, and fortifies its sway;
Like a low rising mist-diffusive spreads,
The master-passion of designing heads;
In ev'ry science, myst'ry, form, and art
Betrays the mask, and shows the double heart;
When most obliging-most delusive proves,
Self-love the spring--that every action moves.
Of all the passions-that the mind enslave,
Tarnish the glory of the truly brave,
The meanest this-of social love the pest,
The worst of Fiends-in fairest colours drest.
(p. 16, in. 63)
Categories
Provenance
Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).
Citation
At least 2 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1746, 1747).
James Ruffhead, The Passions of Man. A Poem. In Four Epistles (London: Printed for the Author, 1746). <Link to ECCO>
James Ruffhead, The Passions of Man. A Poem. In Four Epistles (London: Printed for the Author, 1746). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
01/06/2004
