"So, mighty Burke! in thy sepulchral urn, / To fancy's view, the lamp of Truth shall burn"
— Canning, George (1770-1827)
Author
Work Title
Publisher
Published by John Wright, for the Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine
Date
1798
Metaphor
"So, mighty Burke! in thy sepulchral urn, / To fancy's view, the lamp of Truth shall burn"
Metaphor in Context
As far as realms, where Eastern kings are laid,
In pomp of death, beneath the cypress shade,
The perfumed lamp with unextinguish'd light
Flames thro' the vault, and cheers the gloom of night.
So, mighty Burke! in thy sepulchral urn,
To fancy's view, the lamp of Truth shall burn.
Thither late times shall turn their reverent eyes,
Led by thy light, and by thy wisdom wise.
In pomp of death, beneath the cypress shade,
The perfumed lamp with unextinguish'd light
Flames thro' the vault, and cheers the gloom of night.
So, mighty Burke! in thy sepulchral urn,
To fancy's view, the lamp of Truth shall burn.
Thither late times shall turn their reverent eyes,
Led by thy light, and by thy wisdom wise.
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Provenance
Searching "fancy" and "lamp" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
01/20/2006
