"Come fill the glass, my hearts of gold, / To Britain's Heroes brisk and bold;"
— Warton, Thomas, the younger (1728-1790)
Work Title
Date
August 1745
Metaphor
"Come fill the glass, my hearts of gold, / To Britain's Heroes brisk and bold;"
Metaphor in Context
Think of the Palms, my masters dear!
That crown this memorable year!
Come fill the glass, my hearts of gold,
To Britain's Heroes brisk and bold;
While into rhyme I strive to turn all
The famed events of many a Journal.
That crown this memorable year!
Come fill the glass, my hearts of gold,
To Britain's Heroes brisk and bold;
While into rhyme I strive to turn all
The famed events of many a Journal.
Provenance
Searching "heart " and "gold" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Warton, Thomas. The Oxford Sausage. Oxford: J. Lister, 1772.
Date of Entry
05/27/2005
