"Then weigh the balance in your mind, / Look forward, not one glance behind"
— Smart, Christopher (1722-1771)
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed for W. Sleater and J. Williams
Date
1771, 1772
Metaphor
"Then weigh the balance in your mind, / Look forward, not one glance behind"
Metaphor in Context
Fear God--obey his just decrees,
And do it hand, and heart, and knees;
For after all our utmost care
There's nought like penitence and prayer.
Then weigh the balance in your mind,
Look forward, not one glance behind;
Let no foul fiend retard your pace,
Hosanna! Thou hast won the race.
And do it hand, and heart, and knees;
For after all our utmost care
There's nought like penitence and prayer.
Then weigh the balance in your mind,
Look forward, not one glance behind;
Let no foul fiend retard your pace,
Hosanna! Thou hast won the race.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "balance" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1771, 1772, 1775).
Smart, Christopher. Hymns, for the Amusement of Children. Embellished with Cuts. (Dublin: Printed for W. Sleater and J. Williams, 1772).
Smart, Christopher. Hymns, for the Amusement of Children. Embellished with Cuts. (Dublin: Printed for W. Sleater and J. Williams, 1772).
Date of Entry
12/11/2006
