"Such high regard on Piety I place, / On pure simplicity of life; a breast / Steel'd against bribes, by naked truth possess'd, / And with a spotless rigid conscience blest"
— Duncombe, John (1729-1786) [pseud.]
Place of Publication
London
Date
1754
Metaphor
"Such high regard on Piety I place, / On pure simplicity of life; a breast / Steel'd against bribes, by naked truth possess'd, / And with a spotless rigid conscience blest"
Metaphor in Context
Such was my Sire, now long to death consign'd;
But still his lov'd idea charms my mind;
And, with his Virtues grav'd upon my heart,
(Better for me to copy than impart)
I envy none, not ev'n a Royal race;
Such high regard on Piety I place,
On pure simplicity of life; a breast
Steel'd against bribes, by naked truth possess'd,
And with a spotless rigid conscience blest.
But still his lov'd idea charms my mind;
And, with his Virtues grav'd upon my heart,
(Better for me to copy than impart)
I envy none, not ev'n a Royal race;
Such high regard on Piety I place,
On pure simplicity of life; a breast
Steel'd against bribes, by naked truth possess'd,
And with a spotless rigid conscience blest.
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Date of Entry
06/13/2005
