"Pistols prim'd and carbines loaded, / Courage strikes on hearts of steel"
— O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)
Author
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed by H. Baldwin for T. N. Longman [etc.]
Date
1784
Metaphor
"Pistols prim'd and carbines loaded, / Courage strikes on hearts of steel"
Metaphor in Context
Now for Philippo--I don't suppose you wish to see any of our work above, ha! ha! DON CAESAR.
ha!--Well, well, I was once a lover, but now
Air. IV. Don Cæsar.
On by the spur of valour goaded,
Pistols prim'd and carbines loaded,
Courage strikes on hearts of steel;
While each spark
Through the dark
Gloom of night,
Lends a clear and cheering light,
Who, a fear or doubt can feel?
Like serpents now, through thickets creeping.
Then on our prey, like lions, leaping!
Calvette to the onset lead us,
Let the wand'ring trav'ler dread us!
Struck with terror and amaze,
While our swords with lightning blaze.
(Thunder.)
Thunder to our carbines roaring,
Bursting clouds in torrents pouring,
Each a free and roving blade,
Ours a free and roving trade,
To the onset let's away,
Valour calls, and we obey.
ha!--Well, well, I was once a lover, but now
Air. IV. Don Cæsar.
On by the spur of valour goaded,
Pistols prim'd and carbines loaded,
Courage strikes on hearts of steel;
While each spark
Through the dark
Gloom of night,
Lends a clear and cheering light,
Who, a fear or doubt can feel?
Like serpents now, through thickets creeping.
Then on our prey, like lions, leaping!
Calvette to the onset lead us,
Let the wand'ring trav'ler dread us!
Struck with terror and amaze,
While our swords with lightning blaze.
(Thunder.)
Thunder to our carbines roaring,
Bursting clouds in torrents pouring,
Each a free and roving blade,
Ours a free and roving trade,
To the onset let's away,
Valour calls, and we obey.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
06/13/2005
