"Worse than the other--Whom, thus robb'd of Pow'r. / His former Passions fatally devour!"
— Duncombe, John (1729-1786) [pseud.]
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Owen
Date
1752
Metaphor
"Worse than the other--Whom, thus robb'd of Pow'r. / His former Passions fatally devour!"
Metaphor in Context
Rack'd with the Gout, and lame in both his Hands,
Avaro's Servant near his Master stands;
And as the Box and Dice go round the Board,
Loses and wins a Fortune for his Lord.
Worse than the other--Whom, thus robb'd of Pow'r.
His former Passions fatally devour!
Who, past the Act, will not the Pleasure miss,
But tastes by Proxy the forbidden Bliss!
Avaro's Servant near his Master stands;
And as the Box and Dice go round the Board,
Loses and wins a Fortune for his Lord.
Worse than the other--Whom, thus robb'd of Pow'r.
His former Passions fatally devour!
Who, past the Act, will not the Pleasure miss,
But tastes by Proxy the forbidden Bliss!
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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
