Rebellion may lurk in the "faithless heart"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
Rebellion may lurk in the "faithless heart"
Metaphor in Context
See! lust, and tyranny, and papal pride
Conspire o'er Albion's glory to preside,
O'er Albion -- to expand their lawless sway,
And make us their dispotic pow'r obey.
Still, in the faithless heart, rebellion lurks,
Still, like the mole, to sap the scepter works,
Rise, Britons! then--O rise from sloth and ease!
From all the soft delights the passions please!
From envy! avarice! and proud disdain!
The venal views the man of honr stain!
Ambitious live, but of an honest fame!
And thus unite--to quench the smother'd flame!
Of every motive, impulse, action, hope,
Be public glory, public good the scope!
Be such the anchor of all future bliss!
In Union act! and never act remiss!
(p. 24, in. 41)
Conspire o'er Albion's glory to preside,
O'er Albion -- to expand their lawless sway,
And make us their dispotic pow'r obey.
Still, in the faithless heart, rebellion lurks,
Still, like the mole, to sap the scepter works,
Rise, Britons! then--O rise from sloth and ease!
From all the soft delights the passions please!
From envy! avarice! and proud disdain!
The venal views the man of honr stain!
Ambitious live, but of an honest fame!
And thus unite--to quench the smother'd flame!
Of every motive, impulse, action, hope,
Be public glory, public good the scope!
Be such the anchor of all future bliss!
In Union act! and never act remiss!
(p. 24, in. 41)
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
