One may have "The throne of Virtue in [his] steadfast heart"

— Hayley, William (1745-1820)

Author

Hayley, William (1745-1820)

Work Title

An elegy on the death of The Honourable Sir William Jones, a judge of the supreme court of judicature in Bengal, and president of the Asiatic Society. By William Hayley

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies [etc.]
Date
1795
Metaphor
One may have "The throne of Virtue in [his] steadfast heart"
Metaphor in Context
To thee, reserved in Asia's richest spoil,
  Fancy and Wisdom will their wealth impart;
Deck with their jewels, won by letter'd toil,
  The throne of Virtue in thy steadfast heart!
Categories
Government::Throne
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
08/07/2004

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.