"The stranger, Reason, cross'd her way."
— Langhorne, John (1735-1779)
Author
Work Title
Date
1778, 1804
Metaphor
"The stranger, Reason, cross'd her way."
Metaphor in Context
As flowers that fade in burning day,
At evening find the dew-drop dear,
But fiercer feel the noon-tide ray,
When soften'd by the nightly tear;
Returning in the flowing tear,
This lovely flower, more sweet than they,
Found her fair soul, and wandering near,
The stranger, Reason, cross'd her way.
Found her fair soul--Ah! so to find
Was but more dreadful grief to know!
Ah! sure, the privilege of mind
Can not be worth the wish of woe.
At evening find the dew-drop dear,
But fiercer feel the noon-tide ray,
When soften'd by the nightly tear;
Returning in the flowing tear,
This lovely flower, more sweet than they,
Found her fair soul, and wandering near,
The stranger, Reason, cross'd her way.
Found her fair soul--Ah! so to find
Was but more dreadful grief to know!
Ah! sure, the privilege of mind
Can not be worth the wish of woe.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 2 entries in ESTC (1778, 1780).
See John Langhorne, Owen of Carron. A Poem (London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Text from The Poetical Works of John Langhorne, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Mawman [by] T. Gillet, 1804).
See John Langhorne, Owen of Carron. A Poem (London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Text from The Poetical Works of John Langhorne, 2 vols. (London: Printed for J. Mawman [by] T. Gillet, 1804).
Date of Entry
02/22/2006
Date of Review
07/15/2011
