"Beauties shine thro' the Work, adorn the whole, / Chain up the Sense, and captivate the Soul."
— Tate, Nahum (c. 1652-1715)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Charles Harper and Benj. Motte
Date
June 28, 1693
Metaphor
"Beauties shine thro' the Work, adorn the whole, / Chain up the Sense, and captivate the Soul."
Metaphor in Context
Beauties shine thro' the Work, adorn the whole,
Chain up the Sense, and captivate the Soul.
Whether thou sing'st the dying Hero's fame,
And in loud sighs groan'st forth thy Maker's Name,
When tyr'd with Flesh, he quits the humane load,
And Heav'n, and Earth, and Jews confess the God;
Or thy bold Muse with heighten'd Pinnions flies,
And brings her Charge exalted to the Skies;
Thy Verse thro' starry Hosts the God convey,
And with new Glories paint the milky way.
Chain up the Sense, and captivate the Soul.
Whether thou sing'st the dying Hero's fame,
And in loud sighs groan'st forth thy Maker's Name,
When tyr'd with Flesh, he quits the humane load,
And Heav'n, and Earth, and Jews confess the God;
Or thy bold Muse with heighten'd Pinnions flies,
And brings her Charge exalted to the Skies;
Thy Verse thro' starry Hosts the God convey,
And with new Glories paint the milky way.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "chain" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Samuel Wesley, The Life of Our Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. An Heroic Poem: Dedicated to Her Most Sacred Majesty. In Ten Books. Attempted by Samuel Wesley ... Each Book illustrated by necessary Notes, explaining all the more difficult Matters in the whole History: Also a Prefatory Discourse concerning Heroic Poetry. With Sixty Copper-Plates (London: Printed for Charles Harper and Benj. Motte, 1693).
Date of Entry
01/12/2012
