"Madness ensu'd, while Reason fled her Throne."
— Robertson, James (fl.1768-1788)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Davies ... G. Robinson ... and T. Cadell
Date
1773
Metaphor
"Madness ensu'd, while Reason fled her Throne."
Metaphor in Context
Madness ensu'd, while Reason fled her Throne,
And but by Intervals now faintly known;
Shut out from air and from the cheerful day,
(Wou'd I were shrouded a cold lump of clay!)
No Friend to share my Griefs, or soothe my Care,
My sole Companions Madness and Despair,
When maddest, happiest--Mem'ry then in vain,
Lost in a lab'rinth, darts the venom'd pain,
Ev'n Death, half scar'd to hear my uncouth cries,
At distance grins, and friendly aid denies.--
And but by Intervals now faintly known;
Shut out from air and from the cheerful day,
(Wou'd I were shrouded a cold lump of clay!)
No Friend to share my Griefs, or soothe my Care,
My sole Companions Madness and Despair,
When maddest, happiest--Mem'ry then in vain,
Lost in a lab'rinth, darts the venom'd pain,
Ev'n Death, half scar'd to hear my uncouth cries,
At distance grins, and friendly aid denies.--
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "reason" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1773, 1780, 1787).
See Poems on Several Occasions. By J. Robertson. (London: Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street; G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1773). <Link to ESTC>
See Poems on Several Occasions. By J. Robertson. (London: Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street; G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1773). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
07/27/2004
