"He that commands himself is more a Prince / Then he who Nations keeps in awe; / Who yield to all that does their Souls convince, / Shall never need another Law."

— Philips [née Fowler], Katherine (1632-1664)


Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman
Date
1667
Metaphor
"He that commands himself is more a Prince / Then he who Nations keeps in awe; / Who yield to all that does their Souls convince, / Shall never need another Law."
Metaphor in Context
He that commands himself is more a Prince
  Then he who Nations keeps in awe;
Who yield to all that does their Souls convince,
  Shall never need another Law.
(ll. 76-80)
Provenance
Reading
Citation
4 records in ESTC (1667, 1669, 1678, 1710).

Text from Poems: By the most deservedly Admired Mrs Katherine Philips: The matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace Tragedies. With several other Translations out of French (London: Printed by J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667). <Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
06/21/2010

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.