"Reason, and Faith, in friendly Union join'd, / Form the sincere Religion of the Mind; / Good Actions, its Sincerity declare, / Like Trees distinguish'd by the Fruit, they bear."
— Marriott, Thomas (d. 1766)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Owen
Date
1759
Metaphor
"Reason, and Faith, in friendly Union join'd, / Form the sincere Religion of the Mind; / Good Actions, its Sincerity declare, /
Like Trees distinguish'd by the Fruit, they bear."
Metaphor in Context
[...] Right Reason constitutes its vital Part;
From growing Faith, it still new Strength receives,
Faith cherishes, and pious Comfort gives;
Reason, and Faith, in friendly Union join'd,
Form the sincere Religion of the Mind;
Good Actions, its Sincerity declare,
Like Trees distinguish'd by the Fruit, they bear.
No stormy Passions its calm Peace annoy,
By Faith, it can turn Sorrow into Joy;
Its Disposition is so mild, and even,
On Earth, it tastes the promis'd Bliss of Heav'n. [...]
(p. 82)
From growing Faith, it still new Strength receives,
Faith cherishes, and pious Comfort gives;
Reason, and Faith, in friendly Union join'd,
Form the sincere Religion of the Mind;
Good Actions, its Sincerity declare,
Like Trees distinguish'd by the Fruit, they bear.
No stormy Passions its calm Peace annoy,
By Faith, it can turn Sorrow into Joy;
Its Disposition is so mild, and even,
On Earth, it tastes the promis'd Bliss of Heav'n. [...]
(p. 82)
Categories
Provenance
ECCO
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1759, 1760, 1775).
Text from Female Conduct: Being an Essay on the Art of Pleasing. To Be Practised by the Fair Sex, Before, and After Marriage. A Poem, in Two Books. Humbly Dedicated, to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Inscribed to Plautilla. by Thomas Marriott, Esq. (London: Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, Temple-Bar, 1759). <Link to ECCO>
Text from Female Conduct: Being an Essay on the Art of Pleasing. To Be Practised by the Fair Sex, Before, and After Marriage. A Poem, in Two Books. Humbly Dedicated, to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Inscribed to Plautilla. by Thomas Marriott, Esq. (London: Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, Temple-Bar, 1759). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
10/28/2013
