"Nay, with romantick soul, he pities all, / Whome'er it is his chance to see, / Who are not in her heart enthroned, as he, / Imaginary monarch of this earthly ball!"
— Stockdale, Percival (1736-1811)
Work Title
Date
1777, 1810
Metaphor
"Nay, with romantick soul, he pities all, / Whome'er it is his chance to see, / Who are not in her heart enthroned, as he, / Imaginary monarch of this earthly ball!"
Metaphor in Context
Well-pleased, in fancy he surveys,
With fancy's mimick tint pourtrays
The fate elysian of the swain,
Who, stranger to his nymph's disdain,
Feels the true zest of Cupid's reign,
His lasting joys enhanced by momentary pain.
Oh! energy of bliss! transporting days!
Superiour far to my aspiring lays!
The fair-one rules with magic sway!
And what strange miracles her spell obey!
His path of life is decked with flowers;
Rapid, and rosy are his hours;
With spirit flushed, he knows no fears:
Knows none but rapture's, and compassion's tears;
For generous love expands the mind,
And bids it glow for all the human kind.
He shines with graces not his own;
His voice assumes a soft, harmonious tone;
Envious the men, and charmed, the fair,
Remark his easy, lively, gallant air:
For happy in himself, his manners tend
Others to please, and to befriend.
Conscious of his unrivalled state,
Whom can he dread; whom can he hate?
Nay, with romantick soul, he pities all,
Whome'er it is his chance to see,
Who are not in her heart enthroned, as he,
Imaginary monarch of this earthly ball!
(ll. 455-482)
With fancy's mimick tint pourtrays
The fate elysian of the swain,
Who, stranger to his nymph's disdain,
Feels the true zest of Cupid's reign,
His lasting joys enhanced by momentary pain.
Oh! energy of bliss! transporting days!
Superiour far to my aspiring lays!
The fair-one rules with magic sway!
And what strange miracles her spell obey!
His path of life is decked with flowers;
Rapid, and rosy are his hours;
With spirit flushed, he knows no fears:
Knows none but rapture's, and compassion's tears;
For generous love expands the mind,
And bids it glow for all the human kind.
He shines with graces not his own;
His voice assumes a soft, harmonious tone;
Envious the men, and charmed, the fair,
Remark his easy, lively, gallant air:
For happy in himself, his manners tend
Others to please, and to befriend.
Conscious of his unrivalled state,
Whom can he dread; whom can he hate?
Nay, with romantick soul, he pities all,
Whome'er it is his chance to see,
Who are not in her heart enthroned, as he,
Imaginary monarch of this earthly ball!
(ll. 455-482)
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
