" But on his Heart the stamp of Death he wore"
— Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Tho. Basset ... Will. Hensman ... Tho. Fox [etc.]
Date
1689
Metaphor
" But on his Heart the stamp of Death he wore"
Metaphor in Context
The fury of this Storm Duke Brunswick bore,
Whom nor in Arms, nor Courage could defend:
But on his Heart the stamp of Death he wore,
No longer could Life's batter'd Fort contend,
He dying fell, embalm'd in his own gore,
To crown his actions with a glorious end,
On whom no barb'rous Enemy could confer,
Less than a high, immortal Character
Whom nor in Arms, nor Courage could defend:
But on his Heart the stamp of Death he wore,
No longer could Life's batter'd Fort contend,
He dying fell, embalm'd in his own gore,
To crown his actions with a glorious end,
On whom no barb'rous Enemy could confer,
Less than a high, immortal Character
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "stamp" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/07/2005
