One's sires's "great soul" may respire in one's breast
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
One's sires's "great soul" may respire in one's breast
Metaphor in Context
Rise, Fabius!-rise, on Grandeur shed thy light,
The just oeconomy, that makes it bright,
Freely to spend, but not to live profuse,
Of riches how to know the noblest use,
To pay with pleasure, with a smile bestow,
Make labour chearful, and make merit glow.
O truly great-and worthy of thy Sires!
Still, in thy breast-their own great soul respires,
Lights up the virtue-makes all honor shine,
And all the sage's golden mean is thine.
(pp. 17-8, in. 64-5)
The just oeconomy, that makes it bright,
Freely to spend, but not to live profuse,
Of riches how to know the noblest use,
To pay with pleasure, with a smile bestow,
Make labour chearful, and make merit glow.
O truly great-and worthy of thy Sires!
Still, in thy breast-their own great soul respires,
Lights up the virtue-makes all honor shine,
And all the sage's golden mean is thine.
(pp. 17-8, in. 64-5)
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
