"Then thus Philantha, in whose breast / Good-nature is a constant guest,"
— Bowden, Samuel (fl. 1733-1761)
Place of Publication
Bath
Publisher
Printed by T. Boddely, for the Author
Date
1754
Metaphor
"Then thus Philantha, in whose breast / Good-nature is a constant guest,"
Metaphor in Context
Then thus Philantha, in whose breast
Good-nature is a constant guest,
I own I've heard before with pain
Some people call her proud and vain,
I know her well, yet ne'er could see
This mighty pride, and vanity.
Good-nature is a constant guest,
I own I've heard before with pain
Some people call her proud and vain,
I know her well, yet ne'er could see
This mighty pride, and vanity.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "guest" and "breast" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Poems on Various Subjects; with some Essays in Prose, Letters to Correspondents, &c. and A Treatise on Health. By Samuel Bowden (Bath: T. Boddely, 1754). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
03/15/2006
