"When thus, by prospect, and by thought, / My mind to harmony is wrought; / Already conscious of the rising strain, / The path to Knighton I regain."
— Stockdale, Percival (1736-1811)
Work Title
Date
1777, 1810
Metaphor
"When thus, by prospect, and by thought, / My mind to harmony is wrought; / Already conscious of the rising strain, / The path to Knighton I regain."
Metaphor in Context
Oh! Knighton, where the sight pursues
Rich, various, and majestic views;
Oft, when the early lark ascends the skies,
Let me from life's oblivion rise,
And to thy land-mark's height repair,
To breathe its down's elastic air;
With eye poetic to survey
The glories of the new-born day;
Where scenes of nature, works of art,
Expand the mind, and move the heart;
Where, on the soul, the beautiful, and grand
Impress the ocean, and the land;
Here, an extended vale of sweets
The senses, and the fancy greets;
There, at Spithead, with canvass furled,
Britannia's floating castles ride,
The spirit strong that armed their pride,
That sent their thunder, oft, round an affrighted world.
(ll. 76-93)
Rich, various, and majestic views;
Oft, when the early lark ascends the skies,
Let me from life's oblivion rise,
And to thy land-mark's height repair,
To breathe its down's elastic air;
With eye poetic to survey
The glories of the new-born day;
Where scenes of nature, works of art,
Expand the mind, and move the heart;
Where, on the soul, the beautiful, and grand
Impress the ocean, and the land;
Here, an extended vale of sweets
The senses, and the fancy greets;
There, at Spithead, with canvass furled,
Britannia's floating castles ride,
The spirit strong that armed their pride,
That sent their thunder, oft, round an affrighted world.
(ll. 76-93)
Categories
Provenance
Reading in LION
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1777). [Note, ESTC does not provide any attribution for the work.]
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Poetical Works of Percival Stockdale. 2 vols. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Clarke, By W. Pople, 1810).
See also Poetical excursions in the Isle of Wight. (London: Printed for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston), in Fleet-Street, 1777). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
10/26/2013
