The prize of conquered hearts may repay pain
— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Proprietor, by T. Bensley
Date
1823
Metaphor
The prize of conquered hearts may repay pain
Metaphor in Context
"For this with care preserve the Hearts thy prize,
"Whose conquest well has now repaid thy pain;
"With them triumphantly to heav'n arise:
"There to remoter times shall they remain;
"Till, when at length thy rival shall attain
"Dominion wide, and vice shall dauntless rove,
"For virtue's aid to Britain sent again,
"On her high throne examples shall they prove
"Of pure unblemish'd faith, of constancy and love.
"Whose conquest well has now repaid thy pain;
"With them triumphantly to heav'n arise:
"There to remoter times shall they remain;
"Till, when at length thy rival shall attain
"Dominion wide, and vice shall dauntless rove,
"For virtue's aid to Britain sent again,
"On her high throne examples shall they prove
"Of pure unblemish'd faith, of constancy and love.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" 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
02/09/2005
