"Go forth, ye glorious conquerors of the mind"
— Jerningham, Edward (1727-1812)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by Luke Hansard for Nornaville and Fell
Date
1806
Metaphor
"Go forth, ye glorious conquerors of the mind"
Metaphor in Context
'Enough--the pow'r I now bestow enjoy,
'In Virtue's cause the forceful harp employ:
'Go forth, ye glorious conquerors of the mind,
'Atchieve the hallow'd task to you assign'd:
'Applaud the valiant, and the base controul,
'Disturb, exalt, enchant the human soul.'
'In Virtue's cause the forceful harp employ:
'Go forth, ye glorious conquerors of the mind,
'Atchieve the hallow'd task to you assign'd:
'Applaud the valiant, and the base controul,
'Disturb, exalt, enchant the human soul.'
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "conque" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from Poems and Plays, by Mr. Jerningham. 4 vols, 9th ed. (London: Printed by Luke Hansard for Nornaville and Fell, 1806).
Date of Entry
02/06/2005
