"Then from the iron tablet of my mind, / Will I efface my catalogue of wrongs."
— Williams, John [pseud. Anthony Pasquin] (1754-1818)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Ridgway
Date
1791, 1800
Metaphor
"Then from the iron tablet of my mind, / Will I efface my catalogue of wrongs."
Metaphor in Context
When injuries have gor'd a well-wrought soul,
'Tis urg'd we should forgive and then forget!
When Priestley fats in Diocesan chair,
When Genius, Wit and Virtue are ador'd,
When Pitt shall kiss the Muses on their hill,
When Lady Grosv'nor curtsies to the creed,
When Gunning's sportive, who is all for-Lorn,
When Strathmore's Countess martyrs all her cats,
When Banks prefers Philosophers to flies,
When Tippoo makes the decalogue his law,
When Providence gives Q. his second sight,
When Gloster's Duchess names her Grandmama,
When regal finger purifies the blood,
When Sandwich writhes at tales of defloration,
When Cambria's Prince and meanness are allied,
When Israel's dingy produce hallow pigs,
When Lonsdale's lord becomes a man of wax,
When Dysart gives his mutton to the poor,
When Drapers' yards exceed the scale an inch,
When Burke and Freedom eat with the same spoon,
Then from the iron tablet of my mind,
Will I efface my catalogue of wrongs.
(pp. 37-9 in 1791 printing)
'Tis urg'd we should forgive and then forget!
When Priestley fats in Diocesan chair,
When Genius, Wit and Virtue are ador'd,
When Pitt shall kiss the Muses on their hill,
When Lady Grosv'nor curtsies to the creed,
When Gunning's sportive, who is all for-Lorn,
When Strathmore's Countess martyrs all her cats,
When Banks prefers Philosophers to flies,
When Tippoo makes the decalogue his law,
When Providence gives Q. his second sight,
When Gloster's Duchess names her Grandmama,
When regal finger purifies the blood,
When Sandwich writhes at tales of defloration,
When Cambria's Prince and meanness are allied,
When Israel's dingy produce hallow pigs,
When Lonsdale's lord becomes a man of wax,
When Dysart gives his mutton to the poor,
When Drapers' yards exceed the scale an inch,
When Burke and Freedom eat with the same spoon,
Then from the iron tablet of my mind,
Will I efface my catalogue of wrongs.
(pp. 37-9 in 1791 printing)
Provenance
Searching "iron" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry); confirmed in ECCO
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1791, 1794, 1795, 1800).
See Shrove Tuesday, a Satiric Rhapsody. By Anthony Pasquin, Esq. (London: Printed for J. Ridgway, York-Street, St. James’s-Square, 1791). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Satires And Biography. By Anthony Pasquin (London: Printed for Sackington & Allen [etc.], 1800).
See Shrove Tuesday, a Satiric Rhapsody. By Anthony Pasquin, Esq. (London: Printed for J. Ridgway, York-Street, St. James’s-Square, 1791). <Link to ESTC>
Text from Satires And Biography. By Anthony Pasquin (London: Printed for Sackington & Allen [etc.], 1800).
Date of Entry
06/07/2005
