Love of native soil is a ruling passion that may intervene in restless scenes
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Samuel Tipper [etc.]
Date
1808
Metaphor
Love of native soil is a ruling passion that may intervene in restless scenes
Metaphor in Context
Duet.
"O Fortune, if by thy command
We founder'd on this coast,
Redeem us from this barb'rous land,
And give us what we lost.
The wretch, that pines for sordid gain,
May ransack earth and sea,
But what is wealth amass'd with pain,
And loss of liberty?
Amid the many restless scenes,
Thro' which we mortals toil,
One ruling passion intervenes,
The love of native soil.
So dear to memory, e'en in death,
The spot, that gave us birth,
In our last moments we bequeath
Our bones to parent earth."
"O Fortune, if by thy command
We founder'd on this coast,
Redeem us from this barb'rous land,
And give us what we lost.
The wretch, that pines for sordid gain,
May ransack earth and sea,
But what is wealth amass'd with pain,
And loss of liberty?
Amid the many restless scenes,
Thro' which we mortals toil,
One ruling passion intervenes,
The love of native soil.
So dear to memory, e'en in death,
The spot, that gave us birth,
In our last moments we bequeath
Our bones to parent earth."
Provenance
Searching HDIS for "ruling passion"
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
05/28/2004
