"We are "Tost on the surges--which our passions raise"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
"We are "Tost on the surges--which our passions raise"
Metaphor in Context
Say, heav'n, since thy all penetrating sight
Pierces thro' Chaos, and eternal night,
Say, if predestin'd by the laws of fates,
Man must be wretched in his transient state?
If Jove to mortals can so severe?
If but to suffer he hath plac'd us here?
Tost on the surges--which our passions raise,
Must anxious live--and wretched end our Days?
Oh! whate'er is understood by Jove,
Whose very frowns the whole creation move,
Is boundless goodness, sweet consummate joy,
Is all he happiness our cares emply,
Is mercy, peace, beneficence and love,
Is all the attributes of bliss above:
(pp. 6-7, in. 19-20)
Pierces thro' Chaos, and eternal night,
Say, if predestin'd by the laws of fates,
Man must be wretched in his transient state?
If Jove to mortals can so severe?
If but to suffer he hath plac'd us here?
Tost on the surges--which our passions raise,
Must anxious live--and wretched end our Days?
Oh! whate'er is understood by Jove,
Whose very frowns the whole creation move,
Is boundless goodness, sweet consummate joy,
Is all he happiness our cares emply,
Is mercy, peace, beneficence and love,
Is all the attributes of bliss above:
(pp. 6-7, in. 19-20)
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
