"[I]n the virtuous heart is fix'd [Love's] lasting throne"
— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Proprietor, by T. Bensley
Date
1823
Metaphor
"[I]n the virtuous heart is fix'd [Love's] lasting throne"
Metaphor in Context
But thee I sing, thou first great work of heav'n!
Pure emanation of th' eternal mind!
Who, ere an impulse to our orb was giv'n,
To guide th' unerring fabric wast design'd.
Thee in each age and every clime we find,
From Zembla's frost to Afric's burning zone,
With nature's laws and nature's works combin'd;
Thy pow'r in all created things is shewn,
And in the virtuous heart is fix'd thy lasting throne.
Pure emanation of th' eternal mind!
Who, ere an impulse to our orb was giv'n,
To guide th' unerring fabric wast design'd.
Thee in each age and every clime we find,
From Zembla's frost to Afric's burning zone,
With nature's laws and nature's works combin'd;
Thy pow'r in all created things is shewn,
And in the virtuous heart is fix'd thy lasting throne.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
The Birth and Triumph of Love. a Poem. By Sir James Bland Lamb: With the Original Designs by an Illustrious Personage. Engraved by P. W. Tomkins. (London: Printed for the proprietor, by T. Bensley, 1823)
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
