"As, from the center of the lamp of day, / Beams after beams-diffusive sweetly play" so flows sweet joy from "the passions of the generous mind"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
"As, from the center of the lamp of day, / Beams after beams-diffusive sweetly play" so flows sweet joy from "the passions of the generous mind"
Metaphor in Context
Not from his own - but from the joy he gives,
Man, in this transient station, happy lives.
Self-love, expanded like the generous vine,
Another's joy becomes as full as thine.
As, from the center of the lamp of day,
Beams after beams-diffusive sweetly play,
Raise, chear, and vivify the drooping heart,
Around the globe redundant b[l]iss impart;
So, from the passions of a generous mind,
Flows the sweet joy - that blesses human-kind,
Blest in itself - the circling bliss extends,
And every object - in distress - befriends,
Regardless who, or whence, or how he springs,
Or from the blood of Helots, or of Kings.
(pp. 8-9, in. 115-6)
Man, in this transient station, happy lives.
Self-love, expanded like the generous vine,
Another's joy becomes as full as thine.
As, from the center of the lamp of day,
Beams after beams-diffusive sweetly play,
Raise, chear, and vivify the drooping heart,
Around the globe redundant b[l]iss impart;
So, from the passions of a generous mind,
Flows the sweet joy - that blesses human-kind,
Blest in itself - the circling bliss extends,
And every object - in distress - befriends,
Regardless who, or whence, or how he springs,
Or from the blood of Helots, or of Kings.
(pp. 8-9, in. 115-6)
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
