"If my Flaminius ever wou'd reward / My constant ardor, with an equal flame; / Engag'd by such endearing decencies, / As make the lamp of love in Herod's breast / To burn so bright, and never to consume."
— Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson
Date
February 22, 1723
Metaphor
"If my Flaminius ever wou'd reward / My constant ardor, with an equal flame; / Engag'd by such endearing decencies, / As make the lamp of love in Herod's breast / To burn so bright, and never to consume."
Metaphor in Context
ARSINOE
None of humane race
Wou'd live more happy, cou'd we but transcribe
The bright example of a royal pair:
If my Flaminius ever wou'd reward
My constant ardor, with an equal flame;
Engag'd by such endearing decencies,
As make the lamp of love in Herod's breast
To burn so bright, and never to consume.
(p. 45)
None of humane race
Wou'd live more happy, cou'd we but transcribe
The bright example of a royal pair:
If my Flaminius ever wou'd reward
My constant ardor, with an equal flame;
Engag'd by such endearing decencies,
As make the lamp of love in Herod's breast
To burn so bright, and never to consume.
(p. 45)
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
