A beam of brightness may break on the mind and "drive errors cloud away / & make a calm in passions troubled sea"
— Parnell, Thomas (1679-1718)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Glasgow
Publisher
Foulis
Date
1755
Metaphor
A beam of brightness may break on the mind and "drive errors cloud away / & make a calm in passions troubled sea"
Metaphor in Context
Send to my breast Allmighty King send down
A beam of brightness from thy starry throne
Break on my mind drive errors cloud away
& make a calm in passions troubled sea
that the poor banishd Soul serene & free
May rise from earth to visit heav'n & thee.
Come peace Divine shed gently from above
Inspire my willing bosome wondrous love
& lend thy wings & teach me how to move
A beam of brightness from thy starry throne
Break on my mind drive errors cloud away
& make a calm in passions troubled sea
that the poor banishd Soul serene & free
May rise from earth to visit heav'n & thee.
Come peace Divine shed gently from above
Inspire my willing bosome wondrous love
& lend thy wings & teach me how to move
Categories
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Parnell, Thomas. Works in Prose and Verse . Glasgow: Foulis, 1755.
Date of Entry
07/09/2004
