Pleasure is "the secret Spring that actuates man"
— Duncombe, John (1729-1786) [pseud.]
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Owen
Date
1752
Metaphor
Pleasure is "the secret Spring that actuates man"
Metaphor in Context
Pleasure, the secret Spring that actuates Man,
Forms for both high and low, his future Plan;
Constant and pleas'd in Vice, some never change,
But, thoughtless, thro' each gay Delusion range;
Half-flesh'd in Vice, and trembling as he sins,
One Moment This gives off--the next begins;
To good or bad alternately inclin'd,
As Fear disturbs, or Joy elates, the Mind
Forms for both high and low, his future Plan;
Constant and pleas'd in Vice, some never change,
But, thoughtless, thro' each gay Delusion range;
Half-flesh'd in Vice, and trembling as he sins,
One Moment This gives off--the next begins;
To good or bad alternately inclin'd,
As Fear disturbs, or Joy elates, the Mind
Categories
Provenance
Searching HDIS for "master passion"
Citation
See Horace, Book II. Satire vii. Imitated: or, a Dialogue Between a Man of Fashion and His Valet. Inscribed to Richard Owen Cambridge, Esq; by Sir Nicholas Nemo, Knt. (London: Printed for W. Owen, 1752). <Link to ESTC> <Link to LION> [No attribution in ESTC].
Date of Entry
06/01/2004
