"Our rebel hearts" disown Love's sway "While tyrant lust usurps the throne"
— Moore, Edward (1712-1757)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Date
1744, 1756
Metaphor
"Our rebel hearts" disown Love's sway "While tyrant lust usurps the throne"
Metaphor in Context
Love! thou divinest good below,
Thy pure delights few mortals know!
Our rebel hearts thy sway disown,
While tyrant lust usurps thy throne.
(Cf. p. 47 in 1744 edition)
Thy pure delights few mortals know!
Our rebel hearts thy sway disown,
While tyrant lust usurps thy throne.
(Cf. p. 47 in 1744 edition)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry); confirmed in ECCO
Citation
At least 31 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1744, 1746, 1749, 1754, 1766, 1771, 1773, 1775, 1778, 1782, 1783, 1787, 1790, 1795, 1798, 1799, 1800).
See Fables for the Female Sex. (London: Printed for R. Francklin, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1744). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Poems, Fables, and Plays, By Edward Moore. (London: Printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1756). <Link to ESTC>
See Fables for the Female Sex. (London: Printed for R. Francklin, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1744). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Poems, Fables, and Plays, By Edward Moore. (London: Printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1756). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
