"O ye pure inmates of the gentle breast, / Truth, Freedom, Love, O where is your abode?"
— Beattie, James (1735-1803)
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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
"O ye pure inmates of the gentle breast, / Truth, Freedom, Love, O where is your abode?"
Metaphor in Context
"Even Nature pines by vilest chains oppress'd;
"Th'astonish'd kingdoms crouch to Fashion's nod.
"O ye pure inmates of the gentle breast,
"Truth, Freedom, Love, O where is your abode?
"O yet once more shall Peace from Heaven return,
"And young Simplicity with mortals dwell!
"Nor Innocence th'august pavilion scorn,
"Nor meek Contentment fly the humble cell!
(p. 22)
"Th'astonish'd kingdoms crouch to Fashion's nod.
"O ye pure inmates of the gentle breast,
"Truth, Freedom, Love, O where is your abode?
"O yet once more shall Peace from Heaven return,
"And young Simplicity with mortals dwell!
"Nor Innocence th'august pavilion scorn,
"Nor meek Contentment fly the humble cell!
(p. 22)
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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
