"It did the curious Instruments confound, / And all the winding Labarynths of Sound, / The charming Musick-Rooms, that entertain / The Soul high seated in her Throne the Brain."
— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill
Date
1705
Metaphor
"It did the curious Instruments confound, / And all the winding Labarynths of Sound, / The charming Musick-Rooms, that entertain / The Soul high seated in her Throne the Brain."
Metaphor in Context
Here too did Clifford's Course of Glory end,
A Man of Honour, and a faithful Friend.
None the Theorbo with a softer Hand,
Few with a stronger did the Sword command.
Whene'er he took the Lute, or grasp'd the Spear,
He touch'd the Heart with Pleasure, or with Fear.
By the same Hand, the Lute, the Lance, the Foe,
Did tremble in their turn, and like Emotion show.
The envious Ball pass'd thro' from Ear to Ear,
And did the tuneful Drums to pieces tear,
Which aeiey Accents beat, to make us hear.
It did the curious Instruments confound,
And all the winding Labarynths of Sound,
The charming Musick-Rooms, that entertain
The Soul high seated in her Throne the Brain.
(Bk IV, pp. 104-5)
A Man of Honour, and a faithful Friend.
None the Theorbo with a softer Hand,
Few with a stronger did the Sword command.
Whene'er he took the Lute, or grasp'd the Spear,
He touch'd the Heart with Pleasure, or with Fear.
By the same Hand, the Lute, the Lance, the Foe,
Did tremble in their turn, and like Emotion show.
The envious Ball pass'd thro' from Ear to Ear,
And did the tuneful Drums to pieces tear,
Which aeiey Accents beat, to make us hear.
It did the curious Instruments confound,
And all the winding Labarynths of Sound,
The charming Musick-Rooms, that entertain
The Soul high seated in her Throne the Brain.
(Bk IV, pp. 104-5)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry); confirmed in ECCO.
Citation
At least 2 entries in ESTC (1705, 1721).
Eliza: an Epick Poem. In Ten Books. By Sir Richard Blackmore, Kt. M.D. and Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London. To Which Is Annex’d, an Index, Explaining Persons, Countries, Cities, Rivers, &c. (London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, 1705). <Link to ESTC>
Eliza: an Epick Poem. In Ten Books. By Sir Richard Blackmore, Kt. M.D. and Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London. To Which Is Annex’d, an Index, Explaining Persons, Countries, Cities, Rivers, &c. (London: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, 1705). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
07/28/2004
Date of Review
01/12/2012
