"'These are my darling attributes, which heal / 'Remorse and shame, which crimes with virtues blend, / 'Which teach the soul conviction to conceal, / 'And the firm heart against upbraiding conscience steel."
— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by C. Roworth, for T. Egerton [etc.]
Date
1801
Metaphor
"'These are my darling attributes, which heal / 'Remorse and shame, which crimes with virtues blend, / 'Which teach the soul conviction to conceal, / 'And the firm heart against upbraiding conscience steel."
Metaphor in Context
He ended. Thus th' infernal King replied.
"Imperious Fiend! thy ardour I commend,
"And praise the haughtiness and stubborn pride,
"Which, whether good or ill thy steps attend,
"Forbid thee from thy dignity to bend.
"These are my darling attributes, which heal
"Remorse and shame, which crimes with virtues blend,
"Which teach the soul conviction to conceal,
"And the firm heart against upbraiding conscience steel.
"Imperious Fiend! thy ardour I commend,
"And praise the haughtiness and stubborn pride,
"Which, whether good or ill thy steps attend,
"Forbid thee from thy dignity to bend.
"These are my darling attributes, which heal
"Remorse and shame, which crimes with virtues blend,
"Which teach the soul conviction to conceal,
"And the firm heart against upbraiding conscience steel.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/09/2005
