"Generous Britain scorns to bind, / In servile chains, the freeborn mind."
— Pilon, Frederick (1750-1788)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for G. Kearsley [etc.]
Date
1780
Metaphor
"Generous Britain scorns to bind, /
In servile chains, the freeborn mind."
Metaphor in Context
ZAYDE.
I.
Generous Britain scorns to bind,
In servile chains, the freeborn mind:
Her sons are brave, her daughters fair,
And Freedom lives a phoenix there.
Generous Britain, good as brave,
Bestows that blessing on the slave.
II.
How slight are gems, how poor is gold,
In climes where man is bought and sold!
A brighter jewel Freedom shines,
Than ever glow'd in Indian mines.
Generous Britain, good as brave,
Bestows that jewel on the slave.
I.
Generous Britain scorns to bind,
In servile chains, the freeborn mind:
Her sons are brave, her daughters fair,
And Freedom lives a phoenix there.
Generous Britain, good as brave,
Bestows that blessing on the slave.
II.
How slight are gems, how poor is gold,
In climes where man is bought and sold!
A brighter jewel Freedom shines,
Than ever glow'd in Indian mines.
Generous Britain, good as brave,
Bestows that jewel on the slave.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "chain" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
07/27/2011
