"His weary Soul, from earthly Bondage freed, / Nor fled to Heav'n, where Some say Spirits fly; / Nor vanish'd into Air, as Others plead; / Nor chang'd into a Star adorn'd the Sky; / Nor sought direct (a solitary Shade!) / In Pluto's gloomy Realm, Eternal Rest: / But thro' Traduction, (as his Mother pray'd) / Pass'd instantaneous to his Brother's Breast."
— Ogle, George (1704-1746)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for J. and R. Tonson
Date
1741
Metaphor
"His weary Soul, from earthly Bondage freed, / Nor fled to Heav'n, where Some say Spirits fly; / Nor vanish'd into Air, as Others plead; / Nor chang'd into a Star adorn'd the Sky; / Nor sought direct (a solitary Shade!) / In Pluto's gloomy Realm, Eternal Rest: / But thro' Traduction, (as his Mother pray'd) / Pass'd instantaneous to his Brother's Breast."
Metaphor in Context
His weary Soul, from earthly Bondage freed,
Nor fled to Heav'n, where Some say Spirits fly;
Nor vanish'd into Air, as Others plead;
Nor chang'd into a Star adorn'd the Sky;
Nor sought direct (a solitary Shade!)
In Pluto's gloomy Realm, Eternal Rest:
But thro' Traduction, (as his Mother pray'd)
Pass'd instantaneous to his Brother's Breast.
His Brother, next in Order, that surviv'd,
In Whom He liv'd anew, of former Life depriv'd.
Nor fled to Heav'n, where Some say Spirits fly;
Nor vanish'd into Air, as Others plead;
Nor chang'd into a Star adorn'd the Sky;
Nor sought direct (a solitary Shade!)
In Pluto's gloomy Realm, Eternal Rest:
But thro' Traduction, (as his Mother pray'd)
Pass'd instantaneous to his Brother's Breast.
His Brother, next in Order, that surviv'd,
In Whom He liv'd anew, of former Life depriv'd.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "bond" and "soul" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
At least 4 entries in ESTC (1741, 1742, 1785, 1795).
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Several Hands. Publish'd by Mr. Ogle, 3 vols. (London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Several Hands. Publish'd by Mr. Ogle, 3 vols. (London: J. and R. Tonson, 1741). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
01/08/2012
