"Her sickly mind / Was ill at ease, though seated on the throne / of affluence and plenty."
— Hurdis, James (1763-1801)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson
Date
1790
Metaphor
"Her sickly mind / Was ill at ease, though seated on the throne / of affluence and plenty."
Metaphor in Context
But she was not content. Her sickly mind
Was ill at ease, though seated on the throne
Of affluence and plenty. She could see
Another's happiness was thrice her own,
And she had little reason to rejoice,
Cut off from sweet society, and lost
To all but Elmer. He was old and grave.
He little relish'd the gay mood of youth,
And she as little relish'd his. She sigh'd
From morn to noon, from noon to latest night,
From night to morn. The good man saw concern'd,
But sought the reason of her grief in vain.
She pin'd and he was sad.
Was ill at ease, though seated on the throne
Of affluence and plenty. She could see
Another's happiness was thrice her own,
And she had little reason to rejoice,
Cut off from sweet society, and lost
To all but Elmer. He was old and grave.
He little relish'd the gay mood of youth,
And she as little relish'd his. She sigh'd
From morn to noon, from noon to latest night,
From night to morn. The good man saw concern'd,
But sought the reason of her grief in vain.
She pin'd and he was sad.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 1 entry in ECCO and ESTC (1790).
See Poems by the Author of the Village Curate, and Adriano. (London: Printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1790). <Link to ESTC>
See Poems by the Author of the Village Curate, and Adriano. (London: Printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1790). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
07/09/2004
