"A different store his richer freight imparts-- / The gem of virtue, and the gold of hearts; / The social sense, the feelings of mankind, / And the large treasure of a godlike mind!"
— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for John Sewell,
Date
1789
Metaphor
"A different store his richer freight imparts-- / The gem of virtue, and the gold of hearts; / The social sense, the feelings of mankind, / And the large treasure of a godlike mind!"
Metaphor in Context
The merchant venturous in his search of gain,
Who ploughs the winter of the boist'rous main,
From various climes collects a various store,
And lands the treasure on his native shore.
Our merchant yet imports no golden prize,
What wretches covet, and what you despise!
A different store his richer freight imparts--
The gem of virtue, and the gold of hearts;
The social sense, the feelings of mankind,
And the large treasure of a godlike mind!
Who ploughs the winter of the boist'rous main,
From various climes collects a various store,
And lands the treasure on his native shore.
Our merchant yet imports no golden prize,
What wretches covet, and what you despise!
A different store his richer freight imparts--
The gem of virtue, and the gold of hearts;
The social sense, the feelings of mankind,
And the large treasure of a godlike mind!
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Earl of Westmorland, A Tragedy was first acted in Dublin, c. 1746. Prologue found in ECCO: collected in volume 4 of Poems and plays, by Henry Brooke, Esq. With the life of the author, 2nd edition, 4 vols. (London: Printed for John Sewell,1789). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
