"The medal'd fact, the sculptur'd tale, / On the reflecting mind prevail / And rescue each preceding age."
— Boyce, Samuel (d. 1775)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ... J. Newbery ... and W. Reeve
Date
1757
Metaphor
"The medal'd fact, the sculptur'd tale, / On the reflecting mind prevail / And rescue each preceding age."
Metaphor in Context
Here, snatch'd from old oblivion's hands,
From ruins, caverns, and from lands
Moulder'd by war's relentless rage,
The medal'd fact, the sculptur'd tale,
On the reflecting mind prevail,
And rescue each preceding age.
From ruins, caverns, and from lands
Moulder'd by war's relentless rage,
The medal'd fact, the sculptur'd tale,
On the reflecting mind prevail,
And rescue each preceding age.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "medal" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Poems on Several Occasions. By Samuel Boyce (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; J. Newbery, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard; and W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street, 1757). <Link to ESTC>
Theme
Reflection
Date of Entry
05/06/2005
