"Be rul'd by reason for your beauty's sake."
— Murphy, Arthur (1727-1805)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for P. Vaillant
Date
1767
Metaphor
"Be rul'd by reason for your beauty's sake."
Metaphor in Context
There's a true picture!--how do ye like it, ladies?
How is the light? and how do ye think the shade is?
A copy hence our simple girl may make;
Unless she should this wiser counsel take,
Be rul'd by reason for your beauty's sake.
Reason still gives to radiant eyes their grace,
Warren's imperial milk--for ev'ry face.
Beauty, ye fair, may forge the lover's chain;
But the mind's charms your empire must maintain.
How is the light? and how do ye think the shade is?
A copy hence our simple girl may make;
Unless she should this wiser counsel take,
Be rul'd by reason for your beauty's sake.
Reason still gives to radiant eyes their grace,
Warren's imperial milk--for ev'ry face.
Beauty, ye fair, may forge the lover's chain;
But the mind's charms your empire must maintain.
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
At least 4 entries in the ESTC (1767, 1797).
See The School for Guardians. A Comedy. As It Is Performing at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (London: Printed for P. Vaillant, 1767).
See The School for Guardians. A Comedy. As It Is Performing at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden (London: Printed for P. Vaillant, 1767).
Date of Entry
06/01/2004
Date of Review
07/27/2011
