"Gone, tho' she is, she left her soul behind, / In four dear transcripts of her copy'd mind."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Family
Date
w. April 25, 1737; 1753
Metaphor
"Gone, tho' she is, she left her soul behind, / In four dear transcripts of her copy'd mind."
Metaphor in Context
Yet, hold--one tender pang revokes that pray'r,
Still, there remains one claim, to tax my care.
Gone, tho' she is, she left her soul behind,
In four dear transcripts of her copy'd mind.
They chain me down to life, new task supply,
And leave me not, at leisure, yet, to die!
Busied, for them, I, yet, forego release;
And teach my wearied heart, to wait for peace.
But, when their day breaks broad, I welcome night,
Smile at discharge from care, and shut out light
(vol. iii, pp. 333-4)
Still, there remains one claim, to tax my care.
Gone, tho' she is, she left her soul behind,
In four dear transcripts of her copy'd mind.
They chain me down to life, new task supply,
And leave me not, at leisure, yet, to die!
Busied, for them, I, yet, forego release;
And teach my wearied heart, to wait for peace.
But, when their day breaks broad, I welcome night,
Smile at discharge from care, and shut out light
(vol. iii, pp. 333-4)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1753, 1754).
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
07/15/2011
