"But what had been already said, / On David's mind a deep impression made."
— Ellwood, Thomas (1639-1713)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle
Date
1712, 1796
Metaphor
"But what had been already said, / On David's mind a deep impression made."
Metaphor in Context
He stopt. But what had been already said,
On David's mind a deep impression made;
He had not yet the sad effects forgot,
Of his son Absalom's disloyal plot,
How hard it with him went, what dangers he
Was in, how he was fain for life to flee;
Which now, so weak he was, he could not do,
But must, whate'er befel him, undergo;
He therefore to this sore resolv'd t'apply
A speedy and effectual remedy.
On David's mind a deep impression made;
He had not yet the sad effects forgot,
Of his son Absalom's disloyal plot,
How hard it with him went, what dangers he
Was in, how he was fain for life to flee;
Which now, so weak he was, he could not do,
But must, whate'er befel him, undergo;
He therefore to this sore resolv'd t'apply
A speedy and effectual remedy.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Poem begun in 1688, not complete and published until 1712. 13 entries in ESTC (1712, 1722, 1727, 1749, 1751, 1754, 1760, 1763, 1764, 1785, 1792, 1796, 1797).
Text from Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood. 5th edition (London: Printed by James Phillips, 1796).
See also Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood. (London: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, 1712). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Text from Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood. 5th edition (London: Printed by James Phillips, 1796).
See also Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood. (London: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, 1712). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
05/12/2005
Date of Review
06/05/2011
