"Inspiration pure impart, / Nerve her Arms and steel her Heart."
— Bickerstaff, Isaac (b. 1733, d. after 1808)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies
Date
1761
Metaphor
"Inspiration pure impart, / Nerve her Arms and steel her Heart."
Metaphor in Context
DUET
Oh thou, on whom the Weak depend,
Creator! Father! Champion! Friend!
Source divine of every Blessing,
Merciful beyond expressing,
To thy vow'd Votarist's Suit attend.
Inspiration pure impart,
Nerve her Arms and steel her Heart.
(II.v, p. 13)
Oh thou, on whom the Weak depend,
Creator! Father! Champion! Friend!
Source divine of every Blessing,
Merciful beyond expressing,
To thy vow'd Votarist's Suit attend.
Inspiration pure impart,
Nerve her Arms and steel her Heart.
(II.v, p. 13)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "steel" in ECCO-TCP
Citation
4 entries in ESTC (1761, 1766, 1769, 1773).
Judith: A Sacred Drama. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Music composed by Dr. Arne. (London: Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies, 1761). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
Judith: A Sacred Drama. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Music composed by Dr. Arne. (London: Printed for J. Coote; and T. Davies, 1761). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
03/12/2014
