"Though a degen'rate age his soul oppress'd," one may hold "the spotless empire of his breast"
— Keith, Charles (d. 1807)
Author
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed by James Ballantyne for Archibald Constable and Co.
Date
1805
Metaphor
"Though a degen'rate age his soul oppress'd," one may hold "the spotless empire of his breast"
Metaphor in Context
He gave a pattern to domestic life--
O happy children, highly favour'd wife!
Ye knew how well he acted ev'ry part,
How duty and affection warm'd his heart:
Though a degen'rate age his soul oppress'd,
You held the spotless empire of his breast;
Be his pure precepts in your actions shown,
And let your lives be transcripts of his own.
O happy children, highly favour'd wife!
Ye knew how well he acted ev'ry part,
How duty and affection warm'd his heart:
Though a degen'rate age his soul oppress'd,
You held the spotless empire of his breast;
Be his pure precepts in your actions shown,
And let your lives be transcripts of his own.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "empire" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
08/11/2004
