"As love no single part of empire knows," "So shou'd our passions" extend "their full joy" to all desert

— Ruffhead, James


Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1746
Metaphor
"As love no single part of empire knows," "So shou'd our passions" extend "their full joy" to all desert
Metaphor in Context
As love no single part of empire knows,
In every part with equal ardor glows,
So shou'd our passions know no partial end,
But their full joy to all desert extend.
(p. 11, in. 58)
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>
Date of Entry
01/06/2004

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