"But Thou shalt rise superior to their Arts, / And fix Thy Empire in a People's Hearts."
— Nugent, Robert [or Craggs] (1702-1788)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Dodsley and sold by T. Cooper
Date
1741
Metaphor
"But Thou shalt rise superior to their Arts, / And fix Thy Empire in a People's Hearts."
Metaphor in Context
These saving Truths import Thee most to know,
The Links that tie the Mighty to the Low;
What now, our Fellow-Subject, is your Due,
And, when our Prince, shall be a debt on You.
O! may'st Thou to the Throne such Maxims bring!
And feel the Free-man while Thou reign'st the King!
Far hence the Tribe, whose servile Arts delude,
And teach the Great to spurn the Multitude.
Are Those unworthy of the Royal Heir,
Who claim the future Monarch's duteous Care?
Still may thy Thoughts the Godlike Task pursue,
And to the Many ne'er prefer the Few!
Still mayst thou fly thy Fortune's specious Friends,
Who deal forth sov'reign Grace to private Ends;
In narrow Streams divert the copious Tide,
Exalt one Sect and damn the World beside:
While with false Lights directing partial Rule,
The Lord of Nations falls a Party's Tool.
Such there have been----and such, in Truth's Despite,
Disgrace'd the Cause of Liberty and Right;
But Thou shalt rise superior to their Arts,
And fix Thy Empire in a People's Hearts. (pp. 3-4)
The Links that tie the Mighty to the Low;
What now, our Fellow-Subject, is your Due,
And, when our Prince, shall be a debt on You.
O! may'st Thou to the Throne such Maxims bring!
And feel the Free-man while Thou reign'st the King!
Far hence the Tribe, whose servile Arts delude,
And teach the Great to spurn the Multitude.
Are Those unworthy of the Royal Heir,
Who claim the future Monarch's duteous Care?
Still may thy Thoughts the Godlike Task pursue,
And to the Many ne'er prefer the Few!
Still mayst thou fly thy Fortune's specious Friends,
Who deal forth sov'reign Grace to private Ends;
In narrow Streams divert the copious Tide,
Exalt one Sect and damn the World beside:
While with false Lights directing partial Rule,
The Lord of Nations falls a Party's Tool.
Such there have been----and such, in Truth's Despite,
Disgrace'd the Cause of Liberty and Right;
But Thou shalt rise superior to their Arts,
And fix Thy Empire in a People's Hearts. (pp. 3-4)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "empire" in HDIS (Poetry); text from ECCO
Citation
8 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1741, 1748, 1751, 1755, 1758, 1765, 1775). Collected in Dodsley's miscellany.
Robert Nugent, An Ode to Mankind. Address'd to the Prince. London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1741. <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See Memoir of Robert, Earl Nugent (New York: Herbert S. Stone, Co., 1898).
Robert Nugent, An Ode to Mankind. Address'd to the Prince. London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1741. <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See Memoir of Robert, Earl Nugent (New York: Herbert S. Stone, Co., 1898).
Date of Entry
08/22/2004
Date of Review
06/09/2010
