"In harden'd Oak his Heart did hide, / And Ribs of Iron arm'd his Side!"
— Duncombe, John (1729-1786) [Editor]
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. and J. Dodsley
Date
1757-9
Metaphor
"In harden'd Oak his Heart did hide, / And Ribs of Iron arm'd his Side!"
Metaphor in Context
Sure He, who first the Passage try'd,
In harden'd Oak his Heart did hide,
And Ribs of Iron arm'd his Side!
Or his at least, in hollow Wood
Who tempted first the briny Flood;
Nor fear'd the Winds contending Roar,
Nor Billows beating on the Shore;
Nor Hyades, portending Rain,
Nor all the Tyrants of the Main.
What Form of Death could him affright,
Who unconcern'd, with stedfast Sight,
Could view the Surges mounting Steep,
And Monsters rolling in the Deep;
Could through the Ranks of Ruin go,
With Storms above, and Rocks below!
In harden'd Oak his Heart did hide,
And Ribs of Iron arm'd his Side!
Or his at least, in hollow Wood
Who tempted first the briny Flood;
Nor fear'd the Winds contending Roar,
Nor Billows beating on the Shore;
Nor Hyades, portending Rain,
Nor all the Tyrants of the Main.
What Form of Death could him affright,
Who unconcern'd, with stedfast Sight,
Could view the Surges mounting Steep,
And Monsters rolling in the Deep;
Could through the Ranks of Ruin go,
With Storms above, and Rocks below!
Categories
Citation
The Works of Horace in English verse. By several Hands. Collected and published by Mr. Duncombe. With notes Historical and Critical, 2 vols. (London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1757). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/07/2005
