"Warm in the raptures of divine desire, / Burst the soft chain that curbs th'aspiring mind."
— Beattie, James (1735-1803)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London and Edinburgh
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, at Tully's Head, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, in Edinburgh
Date
1765
Metaphor
"Warm in the raptures of divine desire, / Burst the soft chain that curbs th'aspiring mind."
Metaphor in Context
"Warm in the raptures of divine desire,
"Burst the soft chain that curbs th'aspiring mind;
"And fly, where Victory, born on wings of fire,
"Waves her red banner to the rattling wind.
(p. 13)
"Burst the soft chain that curbs th'aspiring mind;
"And fly, where Victory, born on wings of fire,
"Waves her red banner to the rattling wind.
(p. 13)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "chain" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Beattie, James. The Judgment of Paris. A Poem. (London and Edinburgh: T. Becket, P. A. De Hondt, and J. Balfour, 1765). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECOO>
Date of Entry
06/25/2011
