"Yes, and Cæsar sat / Pensive and silent; in his anxious breast / Perhaps revolving that of all his train, / Who proudly wanton in his mounted rays, / Gay flutt'ring insects of a summer-noon, / How few wou'd bear the wintry storms of fate!"
— Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson
Date
February 22, 1723
Metaphor
"Yes, and Cæsar sat / Pensive and silent; in his anxious breast / Perhaps revolving that of all his train, / Who proudly wanton in his mounted rays, / Gay flutt'ring insects of a summer-noon, / How few wou'd bear the wintry storms of fate!"
Metaphor in Context
PHERORAS
Yes, and Cæsar sat
Pensive and silent; in his anxious breast
Perhaps revolving that of all his train,
Who proudly wanton in his mounted rays,
Gay flutt'ring insects of a summer-noon,
How few wou'd bear the wintry storms of fate!
At length he smiling rose, receiv'd the crown
From Herod's hand, and plac'd it on his brow,
Crying, Shine there! for Cæsar cannot find
A worthier head to wear thee.
(p. 2)
Yes, and Cæsar sat
Pensive and silent; in his anxious breast
Perhaps revolving that of all his train,
Who proudly wanton in his mounted rays,
Gay flutt'ring insects of a summer-noon,
How few wou'd bear the wintry storms of fate!
At length he smiling rose, receiv'd the crown
From Herod's hand, and plac'd it on his brow,
Crying, Shine there! for Cæsar cannot find
A worthier head to wear thee.
(p. 2)
Categories
Provenance
LION
Citation
First performed February 22, 1723. Over 16 entries in the ESTC (1723, 1726, 1728, 1735, 1745, 1759, 1760, 1768, 1774, 1777, 1781, 1794).
Mariamne. A Tragedy. Acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Fenton (London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1723). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Mariamne. A Tragedy. Acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Fenton (London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1723). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
08/20/2013
