"Through the night's still air / The sound of human voices, and the clank / Of iron hoofs, reveal'd a scene at once, / That almost shook his soul from her frail tenement."
— 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
"Through the night's still air / The sound of human voices, and the clank / Of iron hoofs, reveal'd a scene at once, / That almost shook his soul from her frail tenement."
Metaphor in Context
He hasten'd to receive her. What his dread!
When at his feet he saw the Princess drop,
Exclaiming, as she fell, in fainting voice,
Father! ALMANZOR! King!--The fear-struck Monarch,
Unable from the mossy grass to raise
Its lovely burden, sinking by her side,
Strove by his tears, and fond paternal voice,
To rouse her torpid sense, and wake her soul.
Not guessing at th'extremity of woe,
Which soon must burst upon his hoary head,
He thought some frightful reptile had surpris'd,
And chill'd, with female fears, her tim'rous mind.
But, oh! how short a while his fate allow'd
This soft delusion! Through the night's still air
The sound of human voices, and the clank
Of iron hoofs, reveal'd a scene at once,
That almost shook his soul from her frail tenement.
(p. 32)
When at his feet he saw the Princess drop,
Exclaiming, as she fell, in fainting voice,
Father! ALMANZOR! King!--The fear-struck Monarch,
Unable from the mossy grass to raise
Its lovely burden, sinking by her side,
Strove by his tears, and fond paternal voice,
To rouse her torpid sense, and wake her soul.
Not guessing at th'extremity of woe,
Which soon must burst upon his hoary head,
He thought some frightful reptile had surpris'd,
And chill'd, with female fears, her tim'rous mind.
But, oh! how short a while his fate allow'd
This soft delusion! Through the night's still air
The sound of human voices, and the clank
Of iron hoofs, reveal'd a scene at once,
That almost shook his soul from her frail tenement.
(p. 32)
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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
