"In Fancy's Mirror, we but darkling see, / What must, hereafter, our Advantage be."
— Whyte, Samuel (1733-1811)
Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed by R. Marchbank
Date
1772
Metaphor
"In Fancy's Mirror, we but darkling see, / What must, hereafter, our Advantage be."
Metaphor in Context
Some gentle Stripes, for our Probation here,
Omnipotence inflicts, and we should bear;
For, shall he his eternal Blessings give,
And, unreprov'd, we him offending live?
In Fancy's Mirror, we but darkling see,
What must, hereafter, our Advantage be;
And falsely of Prosperity we deem,
Since Heaven's Correction shews us Heaven's Esteem.
No longer, then, injuriously, in vain,
Let thoughtless Man of Providence complain;
But with mute, humble Resignation trust,
For God is merciful, as well as just.
The keenest corporal Anguish will decrease,
If we, with Patience, learn to acquiesce,
'Twill blunt the Tooth of life-corroding Woe,
And teach Affliction less intense to glow;
Religion will her healing Balm impart,
And pour glad Comfort on the bleeding Heart;
Whilst bright-ey'd Hope her kind Assistance gives,
And every Pang disperses, or relieves.
Omnipotence inflicts, and we should bear;
For, shall he his eternal Blessings give,
And, unreprov'd, we him offending live?
In Fancy's Mirror, we but darkling see,
What must, hereafter, our Advantage be;
And falsely of Prosperity we deem,
Since Heaven's Correction shews us Heaven's Esteem.
No longer, then, injuriously, in vain,
Let thoughtless Man of Providence complain;
But with mute, humble Resignation trust,
For God is merciful, as well as just.
The keenest corporal Anguish will decrease,
If we, with Patience, learn to acquiesce,
'Twill blunt the Tooth of life-corroding Woe,
And teach Affliction less intense to glow;
Religion will her healing Balm impart,
And pour glad Comfort on the bleeding Heart;
Whilst bright-ey'd Hope her kind Assistance gives,
And every Pang disperses, or relieves.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "fancy" and "mirror" 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
11/30/2005
