"O whither will my minde with wavering sail, / When a Disease shall over me prevail?"
— Speed, Samuel (bap. 1633, d. 1679?)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. C. for S. S.
Date
1677
Metaphor
"O whither will my minde with wavering sail, / When a Disease shall over me prevail?"
Metaphor in Context
Whenas some sharp Disease shall visit me,
I fear, with pain, I shall impatient be:
For I am Cholerick by nature made,
By temper tender, apt to be afraid;
And such a stranger unto sickness am,
'Twould prove a Lions conquest o're a Lamb.
O whither will my minde with wavering sail,
When a Disease shall over me prevail?
O whither will my giddy fancy stride,
When a Distemper's the unstable Guide?
Wilde-fire will sit upon my burning tongue,
When with a Feaver every Sense is stung.
Wherefore, O Lord, if it disclose my shame,
Let it give no dishonour to thy Name.
Teach me the Art of Patience whilst I'm well,
That when grown sick, that Vertue may excel.
In that day let me not assistance lack;
Lighten my burthen, or improve my back,
In God I'll trust when Life hath spun its length;
For In the Lord is everlasting strength.
I fear, with pain, I shall impatient be:
For I am Cholerick by nature made,
By temper tender, apt to be afraid;
And such a stranger unto sickness am,
'Twould prove a Lions conquest o're a Lamb.
O whither will my minde with wavering sail,
When a Disease shall over me prevail?
O whither will my giddy fancy stride,
When a Distemper's the unstable Guide?
Wilde-fire will sit upon my burning tongue,
When with a Feaver every Sense is stung.
Wherefore, O Lord, if it disclose my shame,
Let it give no dishonour to thy Name.
Teach me the Art of Patience whilst I'm well,
That when grown sick, that Vertue may excel.
In that day let me not assistance lack;
Lighten my burthen, or improve my back,
In God I'll trust when Life hath spun its length;
For In the Lord is everlasting strength.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
2 entries in ESTC (1677).
Text from Prison-Pietie: or, Meditations Divine and Moral. Digested into Poetical Heads, On Mixt and Various Subjects. Whereunto is added A Panegyrick to The Right Reverend, and Most Nobly descended, Henry, Lord Bishop of London. By Samuel Speed, Prisoner in Ludgate, London. (London: Printed by J[ames] C[ottrell], 1677). <Link to ESTC><Link to EEBO>
Text from Prison-Pietie: or, Meditations Divine and Moral. Digested into Poetical Heads, On Mixt and Various Subjects. Whereunto is added A Panegyrick to The Right Reverend, and Most Nobly descended, Henry, Lord Bishop of London. By Samuel Speed, Prisoner in Ludgate, London. (London: Printed by J[ames] C[ottrell], 1677). <Link to ESTC><Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
02/06/2005
