"True love purifies the soul from every base alloy."
— Cobb, James (1756-1818)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for C. Dilly [etc.]
Date
1788
Metaphor
"True love purifies the soul from every base alloy."
Metaphor in Context
GUZMAN.
No, Perez.--True love purifies the soul from every base alloy.
AIR. Guzman.
I.
LET angry Ocean to the sky,
In proud despite his billows roll;
Let thunders to his threats reply,
Fear is a stranger to my soul.
Within the heart which love illumes,
And blesses with his sacred rays,
If meaner passion e'er presumes,
It fades before the hallow'd blaze.
II.
Tho' War with sullen aspect low'r,
And crimson o'er the troubled wave,
And emulate the lightning's power,
The dangers of the fight I brave.
Within the heart, &c.
No, Perez.--True love purifies the soul from every base alloy.
AIR. Guzman.
I.
LET angry Ocean to the sky,
In proud despite his billows roll;
Let thunders to his threats reply,
Fear is a stranger to my soul.
Within the heart which love illumes,
And blesses with his sacred rays,
If meaner passion e'er presumes,
It fades before the hallow'd blaze.
II.
Tho' War with sullen aspect low'r,
And crimson o'er the troubled wave,
And emulate the lightning's power,
The dangers of the fight I brave.
Within the heart, &c.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "alloy" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
05/25/2005
