Passions may rule the breast so that one "prevails and lords it o'er the rest"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
Passions may rule the breast so that one "prevails and lords it o'er the rest"
Metaphor in Context
O thou, whatever passions rule thy breast,
What most prevails, and lords it o'er the rest,
Or lucre, lust, ambition, pride or love,
The principles all other passions move,
Still some scatter'd rays of sacred truth
Adorn thy age, and decorate thy youth!
Teach thee to think-whatever is-is best!
And on thy mind-be love of heav'n imprest!
Tost on the surges of a world of strife,
Be such the doctrine-to reclaim thy life!
O thus the passions of thy soul awake!
And spotless glory thy ambition make!
(pp. 15-6, in. 93-4)
What most prevails, and lords it o'er the rest,
Or lucre, lust, ambition, pride or love,
The principles all other passions move,
Still some scatter'd rays of sacred truth
Adorn thy age, and decorate thy youth!
Teach thee to think-whatever is-is best!
And on thy mind-be love of heav'n imprest!
Tost on the surges of a world of strife,
Be such the doctrine-to reclaim thy life!
O thus the passions of thy soul awake!
And spotless glory thy ambition make!
(pp. 15-6, in. 93-4)
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>
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
01/06/2004
