""Soon will the reign of Hope and Fear be o'er, / And warring passions militate no more."
— Langhorne, John (1735-1779)
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Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt
Date
1763, 1765; 1766
Metaphor
""Soon will the reign of Hope and Fear be o'er, / And warring passions militate no more."
Metaphor in Context
Judg'd not the old philosopher aright,
When thus he preach'd, his pupils in his sight?
"It matters not, my friends, how low or high
"Your little walk of transient life may lie.
"Soon will the reign of Hope and Fear be o'er,
"And warring passions militate no more.
"And trust me, he who, having once survey'd
"The good and fair which Nature's wisdom made,
"The soonest to his former state retires,
"And feels the peace of satisfied desires,
"(Let others deem more wisely if they can),
"I look on him to be the happiest man."
(p. 94, ll. 135-146)
When thus he preach'd, his pupils in his sight?
"It matters not, my friends, how low or high
"Your little walk of transient life may lie.
"Soon will the reign of Hope and Fear be o'er,
"And warring passions militate no more.
"And trust me, he who, having once survey'd
"The good and fair which Nature's wisdom made,
"The soonest to his former state retires,
"And feels the peace of satisfied desires,
"(Let others deem more wisely if they can),
"I look on him to be the happiest man."
(p. 94, ll. 135-146)
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Printed in Parts: at least 4 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1763, 1765, 1766, 1798).
See The Enlargement of the Mind. Epistle I. to General Craufurd. Written at Belvidere, 1763. by J. Langhorne. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1763). <Link to ECCO>
Also The Enlargement of the Mind. Epistle II. To William Langhorne, M.A. by J. Langhorne. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1765). <Link to ECCO>
Combined in John Langhorne, The Poetical Works of John Langhorne, 2 vols. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1766). <Link to vol. I in Google Books>
Text from John Langhorne, The Poetical Works (London: Printed for J. Mawman [by] T. Gillet, 1804).
See The Enlargement of the Mind. Epistle I. to General Craufurd. Written at Belvidere, 1763. by J. Langhorne. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1763). <Link to ECCO>
Also The Enlargement of the Mind. Epistle II. To William Langhorne, M.A. by J. Langhorne. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1765). <Link to ECCO>
Combined in John Langhorne, The Poetical Works of John Langhorne, 2 vols. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1766). <Link to vol. I in Google Books>
Text from John Langhorne, The Poetical Works (London: Printed for J. Mawman [by] T. Gillet, 1804).
Theme
Psychomachia
Date of Entry
08/21/2014
