"Peace brings him in, Olive his Temples binds, / And his great virtues conquer hearts and minds."
— Pordage, Samuel (bap. 1633, d. c. 1691)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Peter Dring [etc.]
Date
1661
Metaphor
"Peace brings him in, Olive his Temples binds, / And his great virtues conquer hearts and minds."
Metaphor in Context
'Tis not by bloody Arms, or dreadful War
(Those helps to lesse beloved Monarchs ar')
That he must conquer and assume his right;
The splendor of his conquest shines more bright:
Peace brings him in, Olive his Temples binds,
And his great virtues conquer hearts and minds.
Thus Phæbus conquers with a gentle ray,
The foggy mists that overcloud the day:
(Those helps to lesse beloved Monarchs ar')
That he must conquer and assume his right;
The splendor of his conquest shines more bright:
Peace brings him in, Olive his Temples binds,
And his great virtues conquer hearts and minds.
Thus Phæbus conquers with a gentle ray,
The foggy mists that overcloud the day:
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "mind" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "conque" and "heart"
Date of Entry
02/06/2005
