"Vouchsafe thy wretched lord a last embrace; / Whose soul is ready wing'd to wait on thine."
— Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson
Date
February 22, 1723
Metaphor
"Vouchsafe thy wretched lord a last embrace; / Whose soul is ready wing'd to wait on thine."
Metaphor in Context
HEROD
I ill deserve
Thy pardon or thy pity--Yet vouchsafe,
Thou fairest pattern of transcendent goodness!
Vouchsafe thy wretched lord a last embrace;
Whose soul is ready wing'd to wait on thine:
Oh!--bless the dying penitent with peace,
The moments which remain!--
(p. 73)
I ill deserve
Thy pardon or thy pity--Yet vouchsafe,
Thou fairest pattern of transcendent goodness!
Vouchsafe thy wretched lord a last embrace;
Whose soul is ready wing'd to wait on thine:
Oh!--bless the dying penitent with peace,
The moments which remain!--
(p. 73)
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
