"This duty paid, a dawn, like that of peace, / By soft degrees illum'd the mourner's mind."
— Cowley [née Parkhouse], Hannah (1743-1809)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by T. Spilsbury, for L. Davis, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, W. Owen
Date
1780
Metaphor
"This duty paid, a dawn, like that of peace, / By soft degrees illum'd the mourner's mind."
Metaphor in Context
This duty paid, a dawn, like that of peace,
By soft degrees illum'd the mourner's mind.
The Court, prompt in expedients to divest
Misfortune of her stings, ransack'd all pleasures,
Invented fresh delights, new joys invok'd,
For their sweet antidotes to pois'nous grief.
(p. 26)
By soft degrees illum'd the mourner's mind.
The Court, prompt in expedients to divest
Misfortune of her stings, ransack'd all pleasures,
Invented fresh delights, new joys invok'd,
For their sweet antidotes to pois'nous grief.
(p. 26)
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Provenance
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Citation
Only 1 entry in ECCO and ESTC (1780).
The Maid of Arragon; a Tale: by Mrs. Cowley. Part I. (London: Printed by T. Spilsbury, for L. Davis, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, W. Owen, [and 8 others in London], 1780). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
The Maid of Arragon; a Tale: by Mrs. Cowley. Part I. (London: Printed by T. Spilsbury, for L. Davis, T. Longman, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, W. Owen, [and 8 others in London], 1780). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
04/28/2014
