"Not so the slave; oppress'd with secret care, / He sinks the hapless victim of despair; / Or, doom'd to torments that might even move / The steely heart, and melt it into love; / Till worn with anguish, with'ring in his bloom, / He falls an early tenant of the tomb!"
— Falconar, Maria (b. 1771-) and Harriet (b. 1774-)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Messrs. Egertons, Mr. Murray, and Mr. J. Johnson
Date
1788
Metaphor
"Not so the slave; oppress'd with secret care, / He sinks the hapless victim of despair; / Or, doom'd to torments that might even move / The steely heart, and melt it into love; / Till worn with anguish, with'ring in his bloom, / He falls an early tenant of the tomb!"
Metaphor in Context
[...]
The storm once past, he gains the friendly ray
Of hope, to guide him through the dang'rous way;
Smiling, she bids each future prospect rise,
Through fancy's vary'd mirror, to his eyes.
Not so the slave; oppress'd with secret care,
He sinks the hapless victim of despair;
Or, doom'd to torments that might even move
The steely heart, and melt it into love;
Till worn with anguish, with'ring in his bloom,
He falls an early tenant of the tomb! [...]
(p. 20)
The storm once past, he gains the friendly ray
Of hope, to guide him through the dang'rous way;
Smiling, she bids each future prospect rise,
Through fancy's vary'd mirror, to his eyes.
Not so the slave; oppress'd with secret care,
He sinks the hapless victim of despair;
Or, doom'd to torments that might even move
The steely heart, and melt it into love;
Till worn with anguish, with'ring in his bloom,
He falls an early tenant of the tomb! [...]
(p. 20)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in ECCO
Citation
At least 2 entries ECCO and ESTC (1788, 1789).
Poems on Slavery: by Maria Falconar, Aged 17, and Harriet Falconar, Aged 14. (London: Printed for Messrs. Egertons, Charing-Cross; Mr. Murray, Temple-Bar; and Mr. J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1788). <Link to ESTC>
Poems on Slavery: by Maria Falconar, Aged 17, and Harriet Falconar, Aged 14. (London: Printed for Messrs. Egertons, Charing-Cross; Mr. Murray, Temple-Bar; and Mr. J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1788). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
07/29/2014
