"As gentle winds inflate the spreading sails," "so wealth and glory swell the Pride"
— Ruffhead, James
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
"As gentle winds inflate the spreading sails," "so wealth and glory swell the Pride"
Metaphor in Context
As gentle winds inflate the spreading sails,
And the glad sailors-hail the friendly gales,
Of man- so wealth and glory swell the Pride,
And int'rest makes the spreading circle wide,
Wide, and more wide - till it embraces all
The vast subservience of this earthly ball;
Superious learning, merit, parts and with
All prostrate fall, and all alike submit:
Thus fortune makes the proudest spirits bend,
Thus vie to make the Chief they hate their friend.
(p. 25, in. 72)
And the glad sailors-hail the friendly gales,
Of man- so wealth and glory swell the Pride,
And int'rest makes the spreading circle wide,
Wide, and more wide - till it embraces all
The vast subservience of this earthly ball;
Superious learning, merit, parts and with
All prostrate fall, and all alike submit:
Thus fortune makes the proudest spirits bend,
Thus vie to make the Chief they hate their friend.
(p. 25, in. 72)
Categories
Provenance
Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).
Citation
At least 2 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1746, 1747).
James Ruffhead, The Passions of Man. A Poem. In Four Epistles (London: Printed for the Author, 1746). <Link to ECCO>
James Ruffhead, The Passions of Man. A Poem. In Four Epistles (London: Printed for the Author, 1746). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
01/06/2004
