"Let not the memory of my wrongs extinguish / That spark divine, which animates the soul, / And lights the path of glory."
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Walter
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Let not the memory of my wrongs extinguish / That spark divine, which animates the soul, / And lights the path of glory."
Metaphor in Context
CICERO.
O Rome! O Country! once the patriot soil
Of Freedom; parent once of god-like Virtues,
Mistress of Arts and Empire! now, alas!
The dying victim of unnatural Faction,
And stage of rank Corruption! Yet I'll hope,
Fall'n as thou art, yet I'll not deem thee lost,
While thou can'st boast one son of genuine worth,
Noble, as this dear Youth: Thou see'st, my Frugi,
How Rome rewards my services; yet, oh!
Let not the memory of my wrongs extinguish
That spark divine, which animates the soul,
And lights the path of glory; but where I,
Torn from my Country's side, now drop the work
Unfinish'd, thou with fresher nerves succeed
To the brave toil, and fill the mighty plan
With Freedom, such as our great Fathers gave it.
FRUGI.
How my soul burns within me! O my guide,
Model my young ambition; teach me how
I may deserve to die in this great cause,
And leave a name immortal as thy own.
(pp. 63-4)
O Rome! O Country! once the patriot soil
Of Freedom; parent once of god-like Virtues,
Mistress of Arts and Empire! now, alas!
The dying victim of unnatural Faction,
And stage of rank Corruption! Yet I'll hope,
Fall'n as thou art, yet I'll not deem thee lost,
While thou can'st boast one son of genuine worth,
Noble, as this dear Youth: Thou see'st, my Frugi,
How Rome rewards my services; yet, oh!
Let not the memory of my wrongs extinguish
That spark divine, which animates the soul,
And lights the path of glory; but where I,
Torn from my Country's side, now drop the work
Unfinish'd, thou with fresher nerves succeed
To the brave toil, and fill the mighty plan
With Freedom, such as our great Fathers gave it.
FRUGI.
How my soul burns within me! O my guide,
Model my young ambition; teach me how
I may deserve to die in this great cause,
And leave a name immortal as thy own.
(pp. 63-4)
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
