Potent rulers of opinion may rule "the empire of the willing heart"
— Grant [née MacVicar], Anne (1755-1838)
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date
1814
Metaphor
Potent rulers of opinion may rule "the empire of the willing heart"
Metaphor in Context
Hush'd in their narrow chambers, dark and deep,
Those potent rulers of opinion sleep;
Their's was the power most envied, to controul,
With wonder-working voice, the public soul;
Without the aid of titles, wealth, or art,
To rule the empire of the willing heart;
And leave to late posterity a name,
Above all Greek, above all Roman fame.
Those potent rulers of opinion sleep;
Their's was the power most envied, to controul,
With wonder-working voice, the public soul;
Without the aid of titles, wealth, or art,
To rule the empire of the willing heart;
And leave to late posterity a name,
Above all Greek, above all Roman fame.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "empire" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
08/22/2004
