"Here o'er this holy flame. / I join your hands, an emblem of your hearts: / Henceforth be one."
— Cumberland, Richard (1732-1811)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Walter
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Here o'er this holy flame. / I join your hands, an emblem of your hearts: / Henceforth be one."
Metaphor in Context
CICERO.
Be wise, be virtuous, and defy the Stars.
Come near me both.--Here o'er this holy flame.
I join your hands, an emblem of your hearts:
Henceforth be one.--Like this perennial fire,
So be your Loves aspiring, ardent, pure,
Perpetual; ceasing not till this expires.
[The Flame is seen to sink gradually, and at length goes out. They stand amazed at the Omen, when suddenly a great Noise is heard without.]
(p. 89)
Be wise, be virtuous, and defy the Stars.
Come near me both.--Here o'er this holy flame.
I join your hands, an emblem of your hearts:
Henceforth be one.--Like this perennial fire,
So be your Loves aspiring, ardent, pure,
Perpetual; ceasing not till this expires.
[The Flame is seen to sink gradually, and at length goes out. They stand amazed at the Omen, when suddenly a great Noise is heard without.]
(p. 89)
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
