" Thy Patriot worth above all Art, / Shall live, engraven on the Heart"
— Whyte, Samuel (1733-1811)
Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed by R. Marchbank
Date
1772
Metaphor
" Thy Patriot worth above all Art, / Shall live, engraven on the Heart"
Metaphor in Context
When sculptur'd Brass shall mix with Dust,
And mouldering falls the laurell'd Bust,
When grateful Poets' Toils shall fail,
Shrouded in dark Oblivion's Veil,
Borne on the Wings of Time, thy Name
Unhurt shall soar, and gather Fame:
Thy Patriot worth above all Art,
Shall live, engraven on the Heart.[1]
And mouldering falls the laurell'd Bust,
When grateful Poets' Toils shall fail,
Shrouded in dark Oblivion's Veil,
Borne on the Wings of Time, thy Name
Unhurt shall soar, and gather Fame:
Thy Patriot worth above all Art,
Shall live, engraven on the Heart.[1]
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "engrav" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
5 entries in the ESTC (1773, 1774, 1772, 1782).
See The Shamrock: or, Hibernian Cresses. A Collection of Poems, Songs, Epigrams, &c. Latin as well as English, The Original Production of Ireland. (Dublin: Printed by R. Marchbank, 1772). <Link to ECCO> <Link to 1774 edition in Google Books>
See The Shamrock: or, Hibernian Cresses. A Collection of Poems, Songs, Epigrams, &c. Latin as well as English, The Original Production of Ireland. (Dublin: Printed by R. Marchbank, 1772). <Link to ECCO> <Link to 1774 edition in Google Books>
Date of Entry
03/08/2005
