Shakespeare "placed aloft on Inspiration's throne, / Made Fancy's magic kingdom all his own, / Burst from the trammels which his muse confined, / And poured the wealth of his exhaustless mind!"
— Morton, Thomas (1764-1838)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Miller
Date
1792
Metaphor
Shakespeare "placed aloft on Inspiration's throne, / Made Fancy's magic kingdom all his own, / Burst from the trammels which his muse confined, / And poured the wealth of his exhaustless mind!"
Metaphor in Context
The rigid laws of time, and place, our bard,
In this night's drama, ventures to discard:
If here he errs--he errs with him whose name,
Stands without rival on the rolls of Fame;
Him whom the passions own with one accord,
Their Great Dictator, and despotic Lord!
Who placed aloft on Inspiration's throne,
Made Fancy's magic kingdom all his own,
Burst from the trammels which his muse confined,
And poured the wealth of his exhaustless mind!
Though Shakspeare's flight no mortal shall pursue--
Columbus' story patronized by you,
Will yield an off'ring, grateful to his dust--
A British laurel on a hero's bust!
In this night's drama, ventures to discard:
If here he errs--he errs with him whose name,
Stands without rival on the rolls of Fame;
Him whom the passions own with one accord,
Their Great Dictator, and despotic Lord!
Who placed aloft on Inspiration's throne,
Made Fancy's magic kingdom all his own,
Burst from the trammels which his muse confined,
And poured the wealth of his exhaustless mind!
Though Shakspeare's flight no mortal shall pursue--
Columbus' story patronized by you,
Will yield an off'ring, grateful to his dust--
A British laurel on a hero's bust!
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed December 1, 1792. At least 5 entries in ESTC (1792, 1793, 1794).
Columbus: or, a World Discovered. An Historical Play. As It Is Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Thomas Morton. (London: Printed for W. Miller, Old Bond-Srreet, 1792). <Link to ESTC>
Columbus: or, a World Discovered. An Historical Play. As It Is Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Thomas Morton. (London: Printed for W. Miller, Old Bond-Srreet, 1792). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
