Reason may be "lull'd to Sleep by Idleness"
— Hildebrand, Jacob (1692/3-1739)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Lewis
Date
1735
Metaphor
Reason may be "lull'd to Sleep by Idleness"
Metaphor in Context
Love is a little, sly, designing Knave,
And meanly steals his Conquests o'er our Minds,
While Reason's lull'd to Sleep by Idleness;
But when we rouse, and boldly charge the God,
The Coward flies, and we're our selves again.
And meanly steals his Conquests o'er our Minds,
While Reason's lull'd to Sleep by Idleness;
But when we rouse, and boldly charge the God,
The Coward flies, and we're our selves again.
Categories
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from The Works of Hildebrand Jacob, Esq; Containing Poems on Various Subjects, and Occasions; With the Fatal Constancy, a Tragedy; and Several Pieces in Prose. The Greatest Part Never Before Publish'd. (London: Printed for W. Lewis in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1735). <Link to ESTC>
Date of Entry
02/06/2005
