"No, thou art all that's elegant and fair, / And perfect upon earth; and Caius happy / Beyond whatever gratitude express'd, / Or fancy drew, when glowing raptures catch / The poet's breast, and set the soul on fire."
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Walter
Date
1761
Metaphor
"No, thou art all that's elegant and fair, / And perfect upon earth; and Caius happy / Beyond whatever gratitude express'd, / Or fancy drew, when glowing raptures catch / The poet's breast, and set the soul on fire."
Metaphor in Context
FRUGI.
No, thou art all that's elegant and fair,
And perfect upon earth; and Caius happy
Beyond whatever gratitude express'd,
Or fancy drew, when glowing raptures catch
The poet's breast, and set the soul on fire.
(pp. 22-3)
No, thou art all that's elegant and fair,
And perfect upon earth; and Caius happy
Beyond whatever gratitude express'd,
Or fancy drew, when glowing raptures catch
The poet's breast, and set the soul on fire.
(pp. 22-3)
Categories
Provenance
Lion
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1761).
The Banishment of Cicero. A Tragedy. By Richard Cumberland (London: Printed for J. Walter, 1761). <Link to ECCO>
The Banishment of Cicero. A Tragedy. By Richard Cumberland (London: Printed for J. Walter, 1761). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
09/04/2013
