Passions may rule over one's intellects
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
Passions may rule over one's intellects
Metaphor in Context
Patriots but rave, and Heroes fight in vain,
While o'er their intellects-their passions reign.
Wisdom and prudence must our lives adorn,
Must prove we are the sons of honor born,
Truth, fortitude, and virtue back recal,
And public grandeur-prove the good of all,
Ere victory can bring the laurels home,
Can triumph o'er the crafty wiles of Rome,
Of sad disasters-can expunge the stain
And scatter terror round the realms of Spain;
Albion in peace, and glory re-instate,
And merit the propitious smiles of fate.
(p. 2-3, in. 80-1)
While o'er their intellects-their passions reign.
Wisdom and prudence must our lives adorn,
Must prove we are the sons of honor born,
Truth, fortitude, and virtue back recal,
And public grandeur-prove the good of all,
Ere victory can bring the laurels home,
Can triumph o'er the crafty wiles of Rome,
Of sad disasters-can expunge the stain
And scatter terror round the realms of Spain;
Albion in peace, and glory re-instate,
And merit the propitious smiles of fate.
(p. 2-3, in. 80-1)
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
