"Love's generous warmth does reason's pow'r display, / And fills desire, as light embodies day."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Date
1734, 1753
Metaphor
"Love's generous warmth does reason's pow'r display, / And fills desire, as light embodies day."
Metaphor in Context
In the loose passion, men profane the name,
Mistake the purpose, and pollute the flame:
In nobler bosoms, friendship's form it takes,
And sex alone, the lovely diff'rence makes.
Love's generous warmth does reason's pow'r display,
And fills desire, as light embodies day.
(p. 31; pp. 25-6 in 1734 miscellany)
Mistake the purpose, and pollute the flame:
In nobler bosoms, friendship's form it takes,
And sex alone, the lovely diff'rence makes.
Love's generous warmth does reason's pow'r display,
And fills desire, as light embodies day.
(p. 31; pp. 25-6 in 1734 miscellany)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1734, 1753, 1754).
Found in The Scarborough Miscellany for the Year 1733. a Collection of Original Poems, Tales, Songs, Epigrams, &c. (London: Printed for J. Wilford, behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1734). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC>
Found in The Scarborough Miscellany for the Year 1733. a Collection of Original Poems, Tales, Songs, Epigrams, &c. (London: Printed for J. Wilford, behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1734). <Link to ESTC>
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
06/11/2014
