The mind may be kept upon her throne "in duty firm and sage"

— Hayley, William (1745-1820)


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by and for J. Seagrave; And Sold by T. Payne
Date
1804
Metaphor
The mind may be kept upon her throne "in duty firm and sage"
Metaphor in Context
Venusia

HYMN

DELIGHTS there are, that suit with age,
  And mine be such alone!
To keep, in duty firm and sage,
  The mind upon her throne
;

Tumultuous passions to subdue,
  To banish worldly care,
And seem, while friends in Heaven we view,
  Almost an inmate there.
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Text from The Triumph of Music; a Poem: in Six Cantos (Printed by and for J. Seagrave; And Sold by T. Payne, 1804). <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/09/2004

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