The Sisters "Silence, and Contemplation" may "with eternal beauties deck the mind"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
The Sisters "Silence, and Contemplation" may "with eternal beauties deck the mind"
Metaphor in Context
Two Sisters here - in happy union reign,
Here all the joys of innocence retain,
Silence, and Contemplation, Spotless Pair!
Who make the charms of wisdom all their care,
Here with eternal beauties deck the mind,
Here cultivate the bliss of human kind;
To virtue-spirit-grace-to judgment-give,
PArnassus range - and with the Muses live;
Honer - rich effluence divine! - impart,
And with celestial friendship - chear the heart,
Friendship! no earthly views can ever stain,
Whose thirst of glory is eternal gain.
(pp. 20-1, in. 98-9)
Here all the joys of innocence retain,
Silence, and Contemplation, Spotless Pair!
Who make the charms of wisdom all their care,
Here with eternal beauties deck the mind,
Here cultivate the bliss of human kind;
To virtue-spirit-grace-to judgment-give,
PArnassus range - and with the Muses live;
Honer - rich effluence divine! - impart,
And with celestial friendship - chear the heart,
Friendship! no earthly views can ever stain,
Whose thirst of glory is eternal gain.
(pp. 20-1, in. 98-9)
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
