"Mercy, which sign'd his soul's release, / Did pardon on his conscience seal:"

— Wesley, John and Charles


Place of Publication
Bristol
Date
1762
Metaphor
"Mercy, which sign'd his soul's release, / Did pardon on his conscience seal:"
Metaphor in Context
Because thine heart was tender, and thou, &c.

--xxii. 19, 20.

How went he to his grave in peace,
  Who by the sword in battle fell?
Mercy, which sign'd his soul's release,
  Did pardon on his conscience seal:

He felt the peace of those that live
  Triumphant in eternal day,
Peace which the world can never give,
  Which death can never take away!
Provenance
Searching "seal" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
04/19/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.