"That Breast, where Honour builds his Throne, / That Breast, which Virtue calls her own."
— Cotton, Nathaniel, the elder (1705-1788)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Dodsley
Date
1751, 1791
Metaphor
"That Breast, where Honour builds his Throne, / That Breast, which Virtue calls her own."
Metaphor in Context
To golden Virtues are behind,
Of equal Import to the Mind.
Prudence to point out Wisdom's way,
Or to reclaim us when we stray;
Temp'rance to guard the youthful Heart,
When Vice and Folly throw the Dart;
Each Virtue, let the World agree,
Daily resides with you and me.
And when our Souls in Friendship join,
We'll deem the social Bonds divine;
Thro' ev'ry Scene maintain our Trust,
Nor e'er be timid or unjust.
That Breast, where Honour builds his Throne,
That Breast, which Virtue calls her own,
Nor Int'rest warps, nor Fear apalls,
When Danger frowns or Lucre calls;
Let Int'rest plead and Storms arise,
He dares be honest tho' he dies!
(transcribed from p. 82 in 1751 ed.; cf. p. 199 in 1791 ed.)
Of equal Import to the Mind.
Prudence to point out Wisdom's way,
Or to reclaim us when we stray;
Temp'rance to guard the youthful Heart,
When Vice and Folly throw the Dart;
Each Virtue, let the World agree,
Daily resides with you and me.
And when our Souls in Friendship join,
We'll deem the social Bonds divine;
Thro' ev'ry Scene maintain our Trust,
Nor e'er be timid or unjust.
That Breast, where Honour builds his Throne,
That Breast, which Virtue calls her own,
Nor Int'rest warps, nor Fear apalls,
When Danger frowns or Lucre calls;
Let Int'rest plead and Storms arise,
He dares be honest tho' he dies!
(transcribed from p. 82 in 1751 ed.; cf. p. 199 in 1791 ed.)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in ECCO; found again in LION
Citation
At least 20 entries in ESTC (1751, 1752, 1753, 1755, 1760, 1767, 1771, 1776, 1781, 1782, 1786, 1787, 1790, 1794, 1798).
Text from Various Pieces in Verse and Prose, 2 vols. (London: J. Dodsley, 1791). <Link to Google Books>
See also Nathaniel Cotton, Visions in Verse, for the Entertainment and Instruction of Younger Minds. 2nd edition (London: Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; and Sold by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1751). <Link to ECCO><Link to 2nd edition>
See also Visions in Verse: For the Entertainment and Instruction of Younger Minds. A New Edition. (London: J. Dodsley, 1790). <Link to Google Books>
The revised and enlarged 3rd edition adds a new, ninth vision: "Death. Vision the Last"
Text from Various Pieces in Verse and Prose, 2 vols. (London: J. Dodsley, 1791). <Link to Google Books>
See also Nathaniel Cotton, Visions in Verse, for the Entertainment and Instruction of Younger Minds. 2nd edition (London: Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; and Sold by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1751). <Link to ECCO><Link to 2nd edition>
See also Visions in Verse: For the Entertainment and Instruction of Younger Minds. A New Edition. (London: J. Dodsley, 1790). <Link to Google Books>
The revised and enlarged 3rd edition adds a new, ninth vision: "Death. Vision the Last"
Date of Entry
10/02/2013
