A sublime power rules the will "And stamps His precepts on the conscious breast"
— Burges, Sir James Bland (1752-1824)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Proprietor, by T. Bensley
Date
1823
Metaphor
A sublime power rules the will "And stamps His precepts on the conscious breast"
Metaphor in Context
Ah! how sublime the Pow'r that rules the will
In strong obedience to His high behest,
Who makes wild passion his behest fulfil,
And stamps His precepts on the conscious breast,
Who leads the eagle to his craggy nest,
And guides the sea-fowl thro' it's trackless flight
Secure in tempests and 'midst horrors blest;
By whom instructed prowls the bird of night,
And taught by whom the lark salutes returning light!
In strong obedience to His high behest,
Who makes wild passion his behest fulfil,
And stamps His precepts on the conscious breast,
Who leads the eagle to his craggy nest,
And guides the sea-fowl thro' it's trackless flight
Secure in tempests and 'midst horrors blest;
By whom instructed prowls the bird of night,
And taught by whom the lark salutes returning light!
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry); Found again "stamp" and "breast"
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
03/08/2005
