"Victorious Reason" may "afford / A Nobler Conquest then the Sword"
— Philips, John (1676-1709)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Randal Taylor [etc.]
Date
1685
Metaphor
"Victorious Reason" may "afford / A Nobler Conquest then the Sword"
Metaphor in Context
He knew His wide Command
Of Sea and Land.
And therefore gen'rously disdain'd
In vain to hold the Ballance in His Hand:
The Gallick Rage
Must therefore feel His pow'rful Might,
Or render to His Sacred Umpirage.
But first, in Prudence, He more softly chose
By holy Mediation to Compose
The Bloody Strife, and gently cool
The Flaming Ardour of Aspiring Rule;
Deeming, Victorious Reason would afford
A Nobler Conquest then the Sword.
Thus interposing, all submit,
And with respectful Awe
Lay their Pretensions at His Feet:
And finding His Determinations Just,
The Germans gladly yield,
The Gallick Fury murm'ring, quits the Field;
And the distinct Confederates
Applaud the Issue of His Wise Debates.
Of Sea and Land.
And therefore gen'rously disdain'd
In vain to hold the Ballance in His Hand:
The Gallick Rage
Must therefore feel His pow'rful Might,
Or render to His Sacred Umpirage.
But first, in Prudence, He more softly chose
By holy Mediation to Compose
The Bloody Strife, and gently cool
The Flaming Ardour of Aspiring Rule;
Deeming, Victorious Reason would afford
A Nobler Conquest then the Sword.
Thus interposing, all submit,
And with respectful Awe
Lay their Pretensions at His Feet:
And finding His Determinations Just,
The Germans gladly yield,
The Gallick Fury murm'ring, quits the Field;
And the distinct Confederates
Applaud the Issue of His Wise Debates.
Categories
Provenance
Searching HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
06/14/2004
