Man may hold "a heart of stone"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
Man may hold "a heart of stone"
Metaphor in Context
Tho' science polishes its orient rays,
Tho' blest religion purer light displays,
Tho' physics - into metaphysics soar,
New Stagyrites - new beings yet explore,
The world is but a chaos more refin'd,
And to true happiness the NOUS is blind.
Ruin - on ruin still erects its throne,
Man preys on man - and holds a heart of stone;
No bliss appears - but what our fancy feigns,
And all our glory - in Chimaeras reigns.
(p. 7, in. 114)
Tho' blest religion purer light displays,
Tho' physics - into metaphysics soar,
New Stagyrites - new beings yet explore,
The world is but a chaos more refin'd,
And to true happiness the NOUS is blind.
Ruin - on ruin still erects its throne,
Man preys on man - and holds a heart of stone;
No bliss appears - but what our fancy feigns,
And all our glory - in Chimaeras reigns.
(p. 7, in. 114)
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
