"Long did our lusts and passions reign, / And ruled us with an iron rod"
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Place of Publication
Bristol
Publisher
Printed and sold by Felix Farley
Date
1749
Metaphor
"Long did our lusts and passions reign, / And ruled us with an iron rod"
Metaphor in Context
Long did our lusts and passions reign,
And ruled us with an iron rod;
But lo! we now their yoke disdain;
And yield us servants to our God.
And ruled us with an iron rod;
But lo! we now their yoke disdain;
And yield us servants to our God.
Provenance
Searching "passion" and "iron" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
See Hymns and Sacred Poems. In Two Volumes. By Charles Wesley, M.A. Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, 1749). <Link to ESTC>
Found in second edition of Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: 1755-56). vol. 1 of 2. [titled "II. ISAIAH xxvii. v. 1, to 6"]
Text from The Poetical works of John and Charles Wesley, Ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust>
Found in second edition of Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: 1755-56). vol. 1 of 2. [titled "II. ISAIAH xxvii. v. 1, to 6"]
Text from The Poetical works of John and Charles Wesley, Ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust>
Date of Entry
06/08/2005
